⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 48 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 42
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:28 · IND 15-10 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:11 · IND 114-117 CLE
- Missed FT
Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · IND 115-117 CLE
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · IND 116-120 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 6:27 · IND 43-45 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:56 · IND 95-94 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 6:52 · IND 102-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen traveling turnover
Q4 1:48 · IND 107-113 CLE
- Turnover
Evan Mobley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:39 · IND 111-115 CLE
- Turnover
Evan Mobley back court turnover
Q4 0:10 · IND 114-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| IND | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 33 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
