⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to nine- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby lost ball
Q4 0:37 · SAC 98-105 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:55 · SAC 61-54 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 2:43 · SAC 68-70 CLE
- Steal
Larry Hughes stole it from Mike Bibby
Q4 0:37 · SAC 98-105 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:36 · SAC 89-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · SAC 96-104 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · SAC 98-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
