⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
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 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 10:23 · CLE 30-40 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:47 · CLE 84-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
Q4 2:55 · CLE 102-95 PHX
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic turnover
Q4 2:55 · CLE 102-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CLE 111-104 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 1:45 · CLE 22-40 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 11:02 · CLE 55-72 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Jones misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:09 · CLE 110-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
