⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 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
+10Q128-16
+3Q227-21
+4Q331-25
-11Q419-27
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 34
Key battles
28%Three-point accuracy14%
10Blocks4
64Points in the paint34
5Threes made2
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
