⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 35
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
- Ties it
Kevin Martin hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · SAC 89-89 CLE
- Ties it
John Salmons hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:39 · SAC 92-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikki Moore backcourt
Q4 2:26 · SAC 87-83 CLE
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia bad pass
Q4 1:35 · SAC 87-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:15 · SAC 6-12 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:47 · SAC 21-25 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 0:53 · SAC 89-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q2 2:48 · SAC 44-43 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · SAC 86-84 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 7 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
