⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 41
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:25 · CLE 57-49 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:45 · CLE 65-53 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Damon Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:42 · CLE 41-41 DAL
- Technical
Donyell Marshall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:22 · CLE 97-79 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 5:13 · CLE 41-43 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:08 · CLE 53-49 DAL
- Flagrant
Erick Dampier flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q3 4:58 · CLE 68-59 DAL
- Flagrant
DJ Mbenga flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 7:35 · CLE 92-75 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
