⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-7Q122-30
+8Q229-26
-7Q319-28
+3Q424-23
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
Key battles
22Free throws made10
2Fast break points0
3Blocks5
15Turnovers11
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
