⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-9 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:37 · UTAH 8-3 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q2 10:07 · UTAH 49-31 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 1:52 · UTAH 97-83 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:11 · UTAH 76-65 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
