⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two
They went cold, two of eleven from three
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 0
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:05 · CLE 67-71 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney Rogers.
Q4 4:56 · CLE 79-82 PHI
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic Lost Ball. Stolen by Andre Iguodala.
Q4 2:48 · CLE 79-87 PHI
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · CLE 80-87 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 5:56 · CLE 79-87 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Rogers missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:35 · CLE 79-84 PHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 13 |








