Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers : Game 3 92.0 - 90.0

The 2018 East 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs featured Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers head-to-head, and both teams battled 7 times. Out of the 7 game series of the 1st Round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, Indiana Pacers outdueled Cleveland Cavaliers , coming ontop of the series and winning 4 playoff games as opposed to Cleveland Cavaliers ’s 3 playoff games victories.

As we examine the head-to-head stats between both teams, we can see that Indiana Pacers had an offensive rating of 102.2, defensive rating of 97.8, 20.0 free-throw attempts, and 26.0 three-point attempts, shooting it at a 0.308 percent clip as a team. Cleveland Cavaliers had an offensive rating of 97.8, defensive rating of 102.2, 16.0 free-throw attempts, 32.0 three-point attempts shooting it at a 0.313 percent clip as a team in this playoff game. During the regular season, Indiana Pacers finished the game with a record of 90 , and Cleveland Cavaliers recorded Indiana Pacers possessions throughout the course of the basketball game. Evaluating Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers’s based on the advanced stats, Indiana Pacers had a better score in the effective shooting percentage category with 0.521 percent, Cleveland Cavaliers had a better score in terms of turnover percentage with 18.5 vs 22.2 .

The most impactful players on each team in the Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup of the 2018 East 1st Round NBA Playoffs were Bojan Bogdanovic and LeBron James based 25 minutes or greater game-minutes played. Bojan Bogdanovic for the Indiana Pacers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs, put up 15.0 and made 11.0 , 0.0 offensive rebounds 4.0 defensive rebounds, 0.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.212. While LeBron James put up 22.0 and made 10.0, 3.0 offensive rebounds, 9.0 defensive rebounds, 8.0 assists performance, with a Player Impact Estimate (PIE) of 0.266.