⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:05 · CLE 84-88 UTAH
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Gordon Hayward
Q4 1:00 · CLE 100-101 UTAH
- Winner
Wayne Ellington hit a dunk, Kyrie Irving with the assist
Q4 0:56 · CLE 102-101 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · CLE 85-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · CLE 95-100 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 4:28 · CLE 58-71 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · CLE 95-100 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · CLE 100-101 UTAH
- Turnover
Randy Foye steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:35 · CLE 102-101 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 11 |
