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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 33 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 102 |
 Pacers | 32 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 106 |
CLETeam statsIND| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 37-8543.5% | 11-3630.6% | 17-2277.3% | 44 | 23 | 11 |
| IND | 38-8644.2% | 15-3938.5% | 15-2462.5% | 49 | 21 | 8 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Indiana Pacers106| 39 | 13 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 33 | 11-24 | 6-13, Season high (his best before, 5) | 5-10 | 0 | +1 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 10 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −8.4 | |||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +5 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.5 | ||||||
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| 22 | 12 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.2 | ||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.1 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.0 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | ||
| Team | 106 | 38-8644.2% | 15-3938.5% | 49 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 15-2462.5% | 12 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Ike Anigbogu, Al Jefferson and Joe Young (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers102| 39 | 29 | 12-22 | 1-5 | 4-5 | +3 | +9.1 | ||||||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 20 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +3.2 | ||||
| 24 | 6 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +2 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | ||||||
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| 26 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.5 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.5 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.3 | ||||
| Team | 102 | 37-8543.5% | 11-3630.6% | 44 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 17-2277.3% | 9 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Ante Zizic (coach’s decision).
Pacers106Cavaliers102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Victor Oladipo scored 33 points (20 in the third quarter), and the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-102.
Domantas Sabonis’ hook shot put the Pacers ahead for good with 2:11 left in the third quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 96-95 on JR Smith’s 29-foot 3-pointer with 2:49 to play, but Bojan Bogdanovic answered with a 28-foot 3-pointer, and the Cavaliers got no closer than 104-102.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Cavaliers 11-8. Oladipo (No. 4 in clutch points, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Pacers’ 11 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 4 at the line.
For the Cavaliers, LeBron James had 29 points (18 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Kevin Love added 20 points.
The Pacers shot 44.2% from the field and 38.5% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 43.5% and 30.6%. They outscored the Cavaliers 19-4 on the fast break.
Indiana PacersCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 86 shots: 2.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-19 | 57.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-17 | 47.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-32 | 40.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 42 | 10 | 4-11 | −3 |
| Kevin Love | 7 | 13 | 5-7 | +11 |
| LeBron James | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jae Crowder | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 3 | 1-7 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 28 | 5 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jae Crowder | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| JR Smith | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | 25 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| LeBron James | 16 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| JR Smith | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Kevin Love | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
IND win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CLE
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Bogdanovic 28' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Joseph 2 AST)
Q4 2:29
26.2%
59→85
Smith 29' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Love 3 AST)
Q4 2:49
23.3%
82→59
Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
Q4 6:06
13.6%
82→68
Oladipo 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q3 3:09
12.5%
40→53
James 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (25 PTS)
Q4 5:15
12.5%
79→66
