⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 18-6 off them
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 8:56 · UTAH 33-15 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Snyder Technical Foul. Snyder's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:12 · UTAH 60-57 CLE
- Flagrant
Mehmet Okur Flagrant Foul Type 1. Okur's 5th Personal Foul, Utah's 12nd Team Foul.
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 68-80 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:23 · UTAH 42-33 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q4 4:50 · UTAH 66-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Snow Technical Foul. Snow's 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:17 · UTAH 38-23 CLE
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:12 · UTAH 60-57 CLE
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:29 · UTAH 68-80 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
