⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:48 · CLE 65-60 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:18 · CLE 32-32 HOU
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 1:12 · CLE 96-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:18 · CLE 84-78 HOU
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:12 · CLE 96-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Yao Ming technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:54 · CLE 32-33 HOU
- Technical
Ron Artest technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:19 · CLE 98-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
