⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 10:07 · CLE 17-2 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 5:31 · CLE 46-27 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q4 6:39 · CLE 80-78 MEM
- Turnover
Drew Gooden lost ball
Q4 2:47 · CLE 88-84 MEM
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:33 · CLE 93-90 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:15 · CLE 80-78 MEM
- Steal
Brian Cardinal stole it from Drew Gooden
Q4 2:47 · CLE 88-84 MEM
- Steal
Brian Cardinal stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:33 · CLE 93-90 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
