⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 32- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:10 · PHI 79-88 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:22 · PHI 30-40 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 11:29 · PHI 46-57 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
