⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 29- Made one threes to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a driving layup
Q4 0:01 · UTAH 103-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · UTAH 92-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · UTAH 96-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 24-foot three jumper, Devin Brown with the assist
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 101-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · UTAH 96-91 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:27 · UTAH 99-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
