⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:24 · CLE 19-6 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 0:04 · CLE 64-58 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 2:33 · CLE 95-74 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Traylor Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:53 · CLE 56-52 DAL
- Technical
Drew Gooden Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:53 · CLE 56-52 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:53 · CLE 56-58 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerry Stackhouse Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:58 · CLE 51-40 DAL
- Technical
Michael Finley Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:04 · CLE 56-58 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
