⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 23 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their sixteen- A 20-0 run took them from 16 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 51 rebounds to 62
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:38 · CLE 12-4 MEM
- Go-ahead
Ricky Davis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:59 · CLE 97-95 MEM
- Ties it
LeBron James made Two Point Shot.
OT 2:27 · CLE 105-105 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Bad Pass
Q4 2:15 · CLE 92-91 MEM
- Turnover
DeSagana Diop Traveling
OT 1:44 · CLE 105-105 MEM
- Turnover
LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Pau Gasol.
OT 1:07 · CLE 105-105 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 16 down to 4 up
Q3 0:01 · CLE 78-82 MEM
- Go-ahead
Mike Miller made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shane Battier.
Q4 2:01 · CLE 92-93 MEM
- Winner
Stromile Swift made Layup. Assisted by Mike Miller.
OT 1:01 · CLE 105-107 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · CLE 97-99 MEM
- Turnover
James Posey Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
OT 2:31 · CLE 103-105 MEM
- Turnover
Shane Battier Bad Pass
OT 1:31 · CLE 105-105 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
