⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
+3Q122-23
-8Q216-22
-4Q320-23
-5Q415-18
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
3Steals10
19%Three-point accuracy33%
4Blocks1
35%Shooting from the field46%
📊The numbers
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
