⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-1Q120-22
+8Q225-17
-13Q316-25
+9Q430-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 26-15 off them- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
Key battles
6Threes made2
26Points off turnovers15
14Steals8
14Turnovers22
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
