⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:15 · SAC 40-32 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 4:56 · SAC 60-47 CLE
- Steal
John Salmons stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 1:54 · SAC 112-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:35 · SAC 112-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · SAC 120-115 CLE
- Missed FT
John Salmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · SAC 121-118 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:00 · SAC 112-107 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · SAC 112-107 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · SAC 114-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
