⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:30 · POR 54-42 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses technical free throw
Q3 1:39 · POR 66-49 CLE
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:15 · POR 94-71 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:39 · POR 66-49 CLE
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses technical free throw
Q4 2:15 · POR 94-71 CLE
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
