⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 13
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 11:06 · CLE 32-26 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 4:03 · CLE 55-36 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 32
Q3 2:19 · CLE 92-60 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 4:24 · CLE 78-59 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 4:01 · CLE 104-80 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
