⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:02 · PHX 35-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shannon Brown turnover
Q4 2:27 · PHX 87-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · PHX 87-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q2 7:39 · PHX 40-46 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:56 · PHX 90-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
