⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 27
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamario Moon turnover
Q4 1:30 · CLE 99-105 SAC
- Missed FT
Jawad Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CLE 104-106 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 7:16 · CLE 93-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 103-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 103-106 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CLE 104-106 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
