⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in overtime
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:01 · SAC 35-32 CLE
- Ties it
Jason Thompson hit a 7-foot jumper, Tyreke Evans with the assist
Q4 2:36 · SAC 102-102 CLE
- Ties it
Tyreke Evans hit a driving layup
Q4 0:38 · SAC 104-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:36 · SAC 102-102 CLE
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes traveling
OT 4:41 · SAC 104-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:18 · SAC 42-45 CLE
- Winner
Anthony Parker hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 4:20 · SAC 104-106 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
OT 4:20 · SAC 104-117 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
