⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 3:10 · POR 51-44 CLE
- Go-ahead
Juan Dixon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 2:08 · POR 86-84 CLE
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · POR 87-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:24 · POR 83-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:24 · POR 83-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · POR 88-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:01 · POR 51-52 CLE
- Ties it
Zydrunas Ilgauskas hit a 21-foot jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:46 · POR 86-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Theo Ratliff draws the foul)
Q4 1:00 · POR 86-86 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:00 · POR 86-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Eric Snow misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · POR 88-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
