⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 2- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:37 · HOU 8-0 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:26 · HOU 29-14 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q4 10:03 · HOU 69-61 CLE
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · HOU 81-74 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:30 · HOU 10-13 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 10:37 · HOU 37-27 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Delonte West technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:22 · HOU 49-36 CLE
- Technical
Mo Williams technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:09 · HOU 56-42 CLE
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:45 · HOU 57-43 CLE
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
