⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 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
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 4:18 · CLE 49-43 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 3:09 · CLE 77-65 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:50 · CLE 89-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · CLE 96-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · CLE 98-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:07 · CLE 60-61 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:44 · CLE 79-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dan Majerle Bad Pass. Stolen by Wesley Person.
Q4 0:57 · CLE 92-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:23 · CLE 96-93 PHX
- Turnover
Dan Majerle Bad Pass
Q4 0:04 · CLE 101-96 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
