⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 22
- Made four threes to their fourteen
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:33 · CLE 43-42 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 7:05 · CLE 63-51 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 6:03 · CLE 93-71 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Hawes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:00 · CLE 51-48 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:53 · CLE 2-9 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses technical free throw
Q3 8:00 · CLE 51-48 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
