⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 8
- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the third quarter
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
Q1 7:01 · CLE 11-12 MEM
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q3 6:01 · CLE 72-60 MEM
- Winner
Mo Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper
Q4 1:21 · CLE 87-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson lost ball
Q4 3:56 · CLE 80-80 MEM
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:49 · CLE 84-82 MEM
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CLE 92-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:41 · CLE 0-8 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:21 · CLE 22-32 MEM
- Ties it
O.J. Mayo hit a 16-foot two point shot, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 2:40 · CLE 82-82 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
Q4 4:20 · CLE 79-80 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
