⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:45 · CLE 58-48 SAC
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 1:14 · CLE 97-90 SAC
- Steal
Anthony Parker stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 0:56 · CLE 97-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas traveling
Q4 3:55 · CLE 91-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:50 · CLE 45-42 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:33 · CLE 58-57 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 1:14 · CLE 97-90 SAC
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 0:56 · CLE 97-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
