⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 11:36 · CLE 84-81 SAC
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:36 · CLE 97-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
JR Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:20 · CLE 48-60 SAC
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 101-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 0:49 · CLE 48-62 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Garrett Temple misses technical free throw
Q3 11:20 · CLE 48-60 SAC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield traveling
Q4 4:38 · CLE 91-91 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:02 · CLE 97-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 20 |
