⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 6:24 · CLE 19-6 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Milt Palacio Traveling
Q4 1:39 · CLE 90-91 DAL
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul
Q4 1:09 · CLE 90-91 DAL
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
Q4 1:09 · CLE 90-91 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:43 · CLE 69-68 DAL
- Winner
Steve Nash made Layup.
Q4 2:31 · CLE 89-91 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Bradley Bad Pass. Stolen by Ricky Davis.
Q4 3:43 · CLE 87-87 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
