⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 24- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:43 · CLE 47-51 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 10:05 · CLE 106-96 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 4:29 · CLE 117-102 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
