⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 10:33 · POR 42-26 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q4 10:56 · POR 90-69 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 3:04 · POR 100-84 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
