⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+8Q128-22
+6Q226-23
+3Q327-26
-7Q424-31
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
5Fast break points9
19Points off turnovers12
10Turnovers15
24Assists17
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
