⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings 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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 9:11 · CLE 39-35 SAC
- Ties it
Tristan Thompson hit a tip shot
Q4 0:35 · CLE 90-90 SAC
- Lead
Alonzo Gee hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 91-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · CLE 87-88 SAC
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 1:31 · CLE 88-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Alonzo Gee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 90-90 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:05 · CLE 43-45 SAC
- Lead
Marcus Thornton hit a driving layup, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 1:28 · CLE 88-90 SAC
- Go-ahead
DeMarcus Cousins hit a two point shot, Isaiah Thomas with the assist
Q4 0:02 · CLE 91-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins bad pass
Q4 3:28 · CLE 85-86 SAC
- Turnover
Marcus Thornton out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · CLE 88-90 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
