⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q3 2:14 · CLE 93-83 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:28 · CLE 104-97 MEM
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Earl Watson.
Q4 1:40 · CLE 108-104 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson Lost Ball. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 2:56 · CLE 106-99 MEM
- Turnover
Earl Watson Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 1:13 · CLE 110-104 MEM
- Missed FT
Shane Battier missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:41 · CLE 112-107 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
