⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 7:46 · HOU 38-28 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 11:14 · HOU 53-31 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q4 10:30 · HOU 72-46 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 13
Q4 6:20 · HOU 74-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 3:28 · HOU 35-28 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 1:32 · HOU 38-29 CLE
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 28% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
