⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 38
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 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 9:48 · CLE 96-108 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:09 · CLE 42-52 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q3 8:18 · CLE 61-92 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
