⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:26 · CLE 15-10 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:50 · CLE 26-18 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 1:28 · CLE 83-78 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · CLE 74-76 MEM
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:18 · CLE 78-78 MEM
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:16 · CLE 78-78 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 10:33 · CLE 44-45 MEM
- Steal
Nick Calathes stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:15 · CLE 74-76 MEM
- Steal
James Johnson stole it from Tristan Thompson
OT 2:21 · CLE 85-81 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · CLE 78-78 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball turnover
OT 2:23 · CLE 85-81 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 1:44 · CLE 85-81 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
