⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 11:38 · MEM 31-28 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 0:58 · MEM 57-47 CLE
- Ties it
Lorenzen Wright made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Earl Watson.
Q4 1:39 · MEM 83-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lorenzen Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 0:48 · MEM 83-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · MEM 84-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · MEM 84-88 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Jeff McInnis made 12 ft two point shot.
Q4 2:47 · MEM 81-81 CLE
- Winner
Jeff McInnis made three point jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Q4 1:01 · MEM 83-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 5:43 · MEM 38-32 CLE
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul. Ilgauskas's 6th Personal Foul, Cleveland's 5th Team Foul.
Q4 4:20 · MEM 81-77 CLE
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
Q4 4:20 · MEM 81-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
