⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 24-16 off them
A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:21 · CLE 14-5 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 7:52 · CLE 95-84 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Lorenzen Wright technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:05 · CLE 95-84 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 11 down to 7 up
Q1 0:29 · CLE 25-32 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q4 6:05 · CLE 95-84 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
