⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 29-10 off them
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 2-point lead to 11
Q1 0:20 · CLE 40-29 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 3:15 · CLE 65-42 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 9:42 · CLE 82-57 PHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyrie Irving flagrant foul type 1 (Justin Anderson draws the foul)
Q1 10:41 · CLE 4-5 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:31 · CLE 114-98 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
