⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
0Q121-21
0Q219-20
+5Q324-21
0Q421-18
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy20%
17Points off turnovers24
2Threes made3
9Blocks7
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
