⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 13-0 off them- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 22
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:19 · CLE 22-25 POR
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 1:15 · CLE 84-82 POR
- Winner
LeBron James hit a driving layup
OT 4:35 · CLE 88-86 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:03 · CLE 89-86 POR
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
OT 0:18 · CLE 97-92 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:37 · CLE 74-74 POR
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:59 · CLE 82-82 POR
- Ties it
Brandon Roy hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 86-86 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw traveling
Q4 1:29 · CLE 82-82 POR
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
OT 4:18 · CLE 88-86 POR
- Missed FT
Joel Przybilla misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:08 · CLE 91-87 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
