⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
Q1 4:48 · SAC 14-16 CLE
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic offensive foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · SAC 85-93 CLE
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic turnover
Q4 1:57 · SAC 85-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 9:33 · SAC 77-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 97-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
