⏱️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 third quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 25
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:48 · CLE 12-5 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:28 · CLE 43-44 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:25 · CLE 26-32 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 6:45 · CLE 107-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
John Salmons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:09 · CLE 21-23 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
