⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:02 · CLE 39-31 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 0:49 · CLE 103-81 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:18 · CLE 103-95 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
