⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 4:30 · CLE 21-15 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dajuan Wagner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:36 · CLE 81-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:18 · CLE 83-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:30 · CLE 83-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:05 · CLE 36-42 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vlade Divac Lane Violation
Q4 3:26 · CLE 81-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:26 · CLE 78-85 SAC
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Dajuan Wagner.
Q4 2:40 · CLE 81-85 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
