⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:04 · CLE 20-20 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 10:27 · CLE 38-26 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 4:26 · CLE 104-98 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · CLE 52-46 PHI
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 4:49 · CLE 91-94 PHI
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 104-98 PHI
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Simmons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:25 · CLE 97-96 PHI
- Turnover
Robert Covington bad pass
Q4 1:10 · CLE 99-98 PHI
- Turnover
Ben Simmons bad pass
Q4 0:13 · CLE 105-98 PHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 2 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 17 | Steals | 19 |
| 16 | Blocks | 21 |
