⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 32 from three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
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 1 down to 9 up
Q2 8:56 · CLE 50-41 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 1:58 · CLE 125-116 HOU
- Steal
Iman Shumpert stole it from Nene
Q4 0:09 · CLE 128-120 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · CLE 113-106 HOU
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · CLE 113-109 HOU
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CLE 127-120 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:55 · CLE 70-71 HOU
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from LeBron James
Q4 3:00 · CLE 113-106 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:47 · CLE 114-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Corey Brewer defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:58 · CLE 109-101 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 1:25 · CLE 119-115 HOU
- Turnover
Nene lost ball turnover
Q4 0:09 · CLE 128-120 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
