⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:41 · DAL 53-55 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:49 · DAL 2-9 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 11:25 · DAL 66-85 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 6:37 · DAL 69-93 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
