⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 7:58 · SAC 33-43 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 2:02 · SAC 43-59 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q3 11:21 · SAC 53-64 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 5:47 · SAC 11-30 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q2 4:48 · SAC 33-54 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 6:41 · SAC 59-80 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:00 · SAC 10-22 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
