⏱️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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:45 · UTAH 36-36 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 11:08 · UTAH 85-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver double dribble
Q4 4:39 · UTAH 89-88 CLE
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur bad pass
Q4 2:21 · UTAH 91-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:11 · UTAH 51-57 CLE
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a driving layup
Q4 2:41 · UTAH 91-93 CLE
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Mehmet Okur
Q4 2:21 · UTAH 91-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 3:33 · UTAH 89-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · UTAH 95-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Sasha Pavlovic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · UTAH 95-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
