⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 47
- Made three threes to their nine
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 5:03 · CLE 22-21 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:16 · CLE 33-23 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 0:03 · CLE 105-97 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lucious Harris missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 2:18 · CLE 18-21 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Snow Bad Pass
OT 1:06 · CLE 105-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Eric Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:18 · CLE 111-107 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:11 · CLE 35-34 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 2:00 · CLE 62-81 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Bad Pass
Q4 0:38 · CLE 92-95 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass
Q4 0:14 · CLE 94-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:10 · CLE 112-107 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
