⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:43 · CLE 53-50 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 3:06 · CLE 84-85 SAC
- Turnover
C.J. Miles bad pass
Q4 2:06 · CLE 86-89 SAC
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:38 · CLE 90-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:13 · CLE 17-21 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:38 · CLE 53-58 SAC
- Winner
John Salmons hit a 24-foot three jumper, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
Q4 0:52 · CLE 90-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:23 · CLE 56-59 SAC
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · CLE 94-97 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
