⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
+1Q130-23
-18Q217-29
+3Q327-23
+7Q435-27
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 19-10 off them
Key battles
8Turnovers16
19Points off turnovers10
24Free throws made16
8Steals5
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
