⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of nineteen from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 11:03 · CLE 30-26 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:26 · CLE 91-90 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:46 · CLE 95-103 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:34 · CLE 62-66 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 7:20 · CLE 94-103 POR
Bad plays
- Goaltend
LaMarcus Aldridge defensive goaltending
Q4 1:23 · CLE 105-107 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
