⏱️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
+1Q123-24
-2Q223-25
+5Q319-14
+3Q427-24
▼ DAL 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 Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 29
- Made one threes to their ten
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their seven
Key battles
1Threes made10
23Offensive rebounds8
17%Three-point accuracy37%
18Turnovers7
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
