⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-9 off them- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:31 · POR 75-75 CLE
- Go-ahead
Damian Lillard hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:06 · POR 86-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:34 · POR 82-85 CLE
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 0:49 · POR 86-87 CLE
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · POR 88-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 8:32 · POR 8-17 CLE
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a two point shot
Q4 1:54 · POR 86-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · POR 86-87 CLE
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · POR 86-87 CLE
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
