⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets 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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 22 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 2 down to 8 up
Q2 10:11 · CLE 41-33 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 3:28 · CLE 88-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Parker turnover
Q4 4:48 · CLE 103-104 HOU
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw
Q4 1:34 · CLE 107-111 HOU
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 1:00 · CLE 107-113 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 11:14 · CLE 67-71 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 8:11 · CLE 69-80 HOU
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Ramon Sessions
Q4 1:00 · CLE 107-113 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:19 · CLE 95-98 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 3:17 · CLE 103-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Chase Budinger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · CLE 114-121 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
