⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 24 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:37 · PHX 62-67 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:34 · PHX 83-83 CLE
- Winner
P.J. Tucker hit a jumper, Michael Beasley with the assist
Q4 1:31 · PHX 103-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shannon Brown bad pass
Q4 0:25 · PHX 105-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · PHX 106-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 106-105 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:37 · PHX 0-10 CLE
- Steal
Tristan Thompson stole it from Shannon Brown
Q4 0:25 · PHX 105-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving offensive foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q4 0:21 · PHX 105-102 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 0:21 · PHX 105-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHX | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
