⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 21 from three- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:52 · CLE 21-15 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 6:43 · CLE 102-85 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:42 · CLE 107-97 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
