⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 1:52 · CLE 35-15 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell offensive foul
Q4 0:45 · CLE 119-114 IND
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell turnover
Q4 0:45 · CLE 119-114 IND
- Turnover
Max Strus bad pass
Q4 0:27 · CLE 119-116 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:18 · CLE 42-34 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 0:47 · CLE 119-120 IND
- Winner
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 24-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:01 · CLE 119-120 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:52 · CLE 113-108 IND
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · CLE 119-112 IND
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 119-117 IND
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
