⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:26 · SAC 11-2 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 0:02 · SAC 66-61 CLE
- Lead
Andres Nocioni hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:34 · SAC 115-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin traveling
Q4 2:00 · SAC 113-111 CLE
- Turnover
Donte Greene bad pass
Q4 1:02 · SAC 115-116 CLE
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson bad pass
Q4 0:25 · SAC 115-116 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:50 · SAC 51-50 CLE
- Winner
Sasha Pavlovic hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:15 · SAC 115-116 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 1:15 · SAC 115-123 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Pavlovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:48 · SAC 64-60 CLE
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lane violation
Q4 4:50 · SAC 108-104 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · SAC 115-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
