⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:30 · CLE 43-32 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:55 · CLE 66-61 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q4 11:12 · CLE 93-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:09 · CLE 103-95 HOU
- Turnover
Samardo Samuels offensive foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q4 2:10 · CLE 103-97 HOU
- Turnover
Samardo Samuels turnover
Q4 2:10 · CLE 103-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 7:24 · CLE 67-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonny Flynn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:36 · CLE 92-86 HOU
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 4:18 · CLE 98-93 HOU
- Turnover
Chase Budinger bad pass
Q4 3:32 · CLE 103-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
