⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+4Q130-27
+2Q220-17
+9Q332-23
-10Q419-27
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 29
Key battles
15Offensive rebounds9
59%Three-point accuracy40%
10Threes made6
51Rebounds39
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
