⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made no threes to their six
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 3:12 · CLE 86-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 3:15 · CLE 20-25 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Bad Pass. Stolen by Darius Miles.
Q4 4:52 · CLE 78-72 POR
- Turnover
Damon Stoudamire Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 1:01 · CLE 82-74 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
