⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 30
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Elton Brand flagrant foul type 1 (Jamario Moon draws the foul)
Q4 7:33 · PHI 89-89 CLE
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
Q4 4:43 · PHI 96-93 CLE
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala inbound
Q4 2:31 · PHI 96-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:37 · PHI 96-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamario Moon misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 7:33 · PHI 89-89 CLE
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · PHI 101-105 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
