⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-13Q118-32
+3Q232-29
+3Q324-20
+1Q428-26
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
12Offensive rebounds6
3Blocks7
24Points off turnovers14
8Fast break points14
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
