⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 0:57 · CLE 78-70 POR
- Lead
Jeremy Pargo hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 3:50 · CLE 94-91 POR
- Go-ahead
Dion Waiters hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 2:16 · CLE 97-96 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:12 · CLE 91-91 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:18 · CLE 91-91 POR
- Turnover
Dion Waiters back court turnover
OT 3:05 · CLE 94-93 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 25-foot three jumper, Wesley Matthews with the assist
OT 2:53 · CLE 94-96 POR
- Go-ahead
Wesley Matthews hit a 23-foot three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
OT 1:22 · CLE 99-101 POR
- Winner
Nicolas Batum hit a three jumper, Damian Lillard with the assist
2OT 0:00 · CLE 117-118 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:36 · CLE 91-91 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
OT 0:47 · CLE 101-101 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
2OT 0:36 · CLE 116-115 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |









