⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 28-15 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:09 · CLE 43-39 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 8:57 · CLE 64-53 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul. Ilgauskas's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 5:31 · CLE 95-73 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Van Exel Technical Foul. Van Exel's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 6:09 · CLE 92-71 POR
- Missed FT
Geno Carlisle missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 5:31 · CLE 95-73 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
