⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 22-10 off them
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:04 · CLE 27-29 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q4 9:45 · CLE 85-77 SAC
- Steal
Daniel Gibson stole it from Francisco Garcia
Q4 2:53 · CLE 90-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:29 · CLE 90-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia bad pass
Q4 2:53 · CLE 90-89 SAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 2:15 · CLE 90-89 SAC
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia bad pass
Q4 1:02 · CLE 92-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
