⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 38
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
- Go-ahead
Anthony Parker hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:14 · CLE 99-97 UTAH
- Lead
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:52 · CLE 100-99 UTAH
- Winner
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 0:28 · CLE 102-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · CLE 99-99 UTAH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 105-103 UTAH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 107-103 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:56 · CLE 96-97 UTAH
- Ties it
Mehmet Okur hit a tip shot
Q4 0:59 · CLE 99-99 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Eric Maynor hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:41 · CLE 100-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 4:33 · CLE 96-89 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
