⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 23
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:42 · CLE 24-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · CLE 81-83 HOU
- Turnover
Tony Battie Bad Pass. Stolen by Jim Jackson.
Q4 0:42 · CLE 81-83 HOU
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · CLE 82-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:45 · CLE 5-17 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 5:01 · CLE 78-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedrick Brown.
Q4 0:52 · CLE 81-83 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |
