⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:22 · CLE 20-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:29 · CLE 62-64 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:03 · CLE 72-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · CLE 102-106 HOU
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving offensive foul (Jeremy Lin draws the foul)
Q4 0:32 · CLE 103-108 HOU
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving turnover
Q4 0:32 · CLE 103-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:33 · CLE 22-20 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 3:04 · CLE 43-51 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 8:34 · CLE 88-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:52 · CLE 90-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
