⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Looked after the ball, eighteen turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 34-19 off them
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 3:18 · CLE 87-70 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 8:11 · CLE 103-79 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 3:33 · CLE 18-23 PHX
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 6:15 · CLE 38-37 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:33 · CLE 71-66 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Shaquille O'Neal flagrant foul type 1 (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q2 6:15 · CLE 38-37 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
