⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:25 · CLE 83-91 DAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:25 · CLE 87-94 DAL
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CLE 88-94 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 2:09 · CLE 23-30 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 11:38 · CLE 45-57 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 1:39 · CLE 87-94 DAL
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki turnover
Q4 1:39 · CLE 87-94 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
