⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
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
- Steal
Kyrie Irving stole it from Lance Stephenson
Q4 2:46 · CLE 96-97 MEM
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a two point shot
Q4 2:43 · CLE 98-97 MEM
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 0:45 · CLE 100-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q2 5:45 · CLE 38-40 MEM
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson 3 second turnover
Q4 1:34 · CLE 98-97 MEM
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · CLE 100-101 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 6:16 · CLE 44-55 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:58 · CLE 69-82 MEM
- Winner
Mario Chalmers hit a 7-foot two point shot, Lance Stephenson with the assist
Q4 0:25 · CLE 100-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:45 · CLE 38-40 MEM
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson bad pass
Q4 2:46 · CLE 96-97 MEM
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · CLE 98-99 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
