⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of sixteen from three
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q1 5:43 · CLE 24-14 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray offensive foul (Kenny Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · CLE 88-90 SAC
- Turnover
Ronald Murray turnover
Q4 1:57 · CLE 88-90 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:26 · CLE 34-29 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby bad pass
Q4 3:16 · CLE 88-90 SAC
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 2:51 · CLE 88-90 SAC
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas turnover
Q4 2:51 · CLE 88-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
