⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:15 · IND 20-25 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:47 · IND 32-32 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q3 4:05 · IND 65-86 CLE
- Technical
Thomas Bryant technical foul
Q3 3:28 · IND 65-88 CLE
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bennedict Mathurin and De'Andre Hunter
Q3 0:53 · IND 75-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:49 · IND 0-11 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 7:19 · IND 38-53 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 6:07 · IND 96-122 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Merrill misses technical free throw
Q3 4:05 · IND 65-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q4 5:23 · IND 96-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
