⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 35 from three
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:36 · CLE 21-12 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:49 · CLE 100-106 IND
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:49 · CLE 100-106 IND
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:49 · CLE 100-106 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 7:58 · CLE 64-69 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:39 · CLE 97-106 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 10 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
