⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 23 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:07 · DAL 49-57 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 1:30 · DAL 67-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DAL 85-82 CLE
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DAL 90-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:45 · DAL 19-26 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray bad pass
Q4 4:47 · DAL 76-74 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:06 · DAL 78-74 CLE
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
