⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:11 · MEM 38-31 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 4:03 · MEM 106-104 CLE
- Lead
Mike Conley hit a 22-foot three jumper, Juan Carlos Navarro with the assist
OT 4:37 · MEM 116-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 0:37 · MEM 110-110 CLE
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 0:14 · MEM 110-112 CLE
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
OT 2:26 · MEM 117-119 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a two point shot, Damon Jones with the assist
Q4 0:51 · MEM 110-110 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 26-foot three jumper
OT 3:06 · MEM 116-116 CLE
- Winner
Damon Jones hit a 23-foot three jumper, Daniel Gibson with the assist
OT 2:34 · MEM 117-119 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:58 · MEM 104-104 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:38 · MEM 106-106 CLE
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · MEM 110-112 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
