⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+6Q131-23
+4Q230-22
+2Q330-25
-4Q429-30
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
16Threes made9
14Points off turnovers22
7Steals11
12Offensive rebounds8
🏀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 16-point lead to 24
Q4 5:03 · CLE 117-93 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
