⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:00 · CLE 87-77 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:00 · CLE 78-74 POR
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · CLE 88-80 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:37 · CLE 2-12 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · CLE 79-77 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:36 · CLE 81-77 POR
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 1:07 · CLE 83-77 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
