⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 10:40 · SAC 38-32 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 3:40 · SAC 60-50 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kosta Koufos technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:56 · SAC 92-94 CLE
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:24 · SAC 96-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 10:52 · SAC 68-67 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyronn Lue technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:15 · SAC 94-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
