⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Lost Ball. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 4:03 · PHX 66-66 CLE
- Turnover
Scott Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Tyrone Hill.
Q4 0:37 · PHX 75-70 CLE
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · PHX 77-74 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Scott Williams.
Q4 2:01 · PHX 70-66 CLE
- Turnover
Tyrone Hill Bad Pass. Stolen by Shawn Marion.
Q4 1:07 · PHX 73-68 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Miles Bad Pass
Q4 0:08 · PHX 77-74 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 1 | Threes made | 0 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
