⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 32
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 24
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:09 · HOU 28-23 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 6:47 · HOU 46-33 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 7:54 · HOU 99-68 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses technical free throw
Q3 4:48 · HOU 71-53 CLE
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
