⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q1 8:15 · CLE 17-11 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:31 · CLE 82-77 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:04 · CLE 97-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:03 · CLE 104-104 SAC
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 0:40 · CLE 111-110 SAC
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
OT 0:06 · CLE 112-115 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 7:20 · CLE 97-98 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
OT 2:11 · CLE 112-115 SAC
- Winner
Arron Afflalo hit a 24-foot three jumper, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
OT 0:17 · CLE 112-115 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q3 9:59 · CLE 53-56 SAC
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
OT 3:39 · CLE 104-104 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:05 · CLE 112-115 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
