⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-5 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:17 · CLE 79-85 DAL
- Steal
Luol Deng stole it from Jose Calderon
Q4 2:31 · CLE 89-93 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luol Deng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · CLE 89-93 DAL
- Turnover
Luol Deng lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · CLE 90-95 DAL
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:02 · CLE 97-100 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:21 · CLE 23-38 DAL
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Luol Deng
Q4 1:39 · CLE 90-95 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Calderon bad pass
Q4 2:31 · CLE 89-93 DAL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 97-100 DAL
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 97-100 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
