⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:00 · SAC 38-35 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q4 10:18 · SAC 103-66 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 35-point lead to 43
Q4 8:55 · SAC 111-68 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
