⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 28
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:17 · CLE 38-26 UTAH
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Rudy Gobert
Q4 2:06 · CLE 107-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 2:00 · CLE 107-100 UTAH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CLE 109-105 UTAH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CLE 110-107 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 5:07 · CLE 78-78 UTAH
- Steal
Derrick Favors stole it from Mo Williams
Q4 2:00 · CLE 107-100 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · CLE 107-100 UTAH
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CLE 109-105 UTAH
- Missed FT
Derrick Favors misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CLE 109-105 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
