⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 1- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 58
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 9:38 · CLE 33-26 HOU
- Steal
Zydrunas Ilgauskas stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 1:02 · CLE 86-82 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Snow turnover
Q4 3:19 · CLE 84-78 HOU
- Turnover
Larry Hughes traveling
Q4 1:44 · CLE 84-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 89-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 2:00 · CLE 84-80 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming lost ball
Q4 1:02 · CLE 86-82 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
