⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:00 · CLE 84-90 PHX
- Steal
Jamario Moon stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:37 · CLE 94-102 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:54 · CLE 17-29 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 7:13 · CLE 66-83 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat bad pass
Q4 4:16 · CLE 90-95 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:37 · CLE 94-102 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
