⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 25-14 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:45 · CLE 0-12 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 8:00 · CLE 31-42 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 4:20 · CLE 76-103 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 31 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
