⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their nineteen
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 took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 7:30 · CLE 18-16 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 0:31 · CLE 31-29 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 3:49 · CLE 45-39 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Hughes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:31 · CLE 18-20 UTAH
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 11:03 · CLE 24-29 UTAH
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses technical free throw
Q4 11:00 · CLE 85-61 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 4:52 · CLE 18-27 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q4 10:11 · CLE 87-61 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
