⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the third quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 15 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:48 · UTAH 15-14 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q3 6:26 · UTAH 74-60 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 9:32 · UTAH 92-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:48 · UTAH 96-88 CLE
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 99-92 CLE
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · UTAH 99-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 15 down to 2 up
Q3 11:00 · UTAH 58-60 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:09 · UTAH 26-25 CLE
- Technical
Richard Jefferson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:26 · UTAH 74-66 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
