⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:34 · CLE 34-35 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:26 · CLE 61-55 MIL
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Brandon Jennings
Q4 1:00 · CLE 85-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:07 · CLE 85-80 MIL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:09 · CLE 85-82 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 0:00 · CLE 24-34 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings bad pass
Q4 1:00 · CLE 85-80 MIL
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
