⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve
- A 13-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 40 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:39 · CLE 24-10 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 40
Q2 4:46 · CLE 68-28 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 43
Q4 4:50 · CLE 123-80 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 34
Q4 6:22 · CLE 112-78 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 20 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
