⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
+6Q123-16
-3Q219-20
+18Q331-11
+4Q423-17
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 29
Key battles
70%Three-point accuracy14%
7Threes made1
20Offensive rebounds7
72Rebounds32
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
