⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 17
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 7:47 · SAC 12-15 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:48 · SAC 60-47 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 0:00 · SAC 94-80 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:07 · SAC 4-11 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 11:14 · SAC 66-67 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 6 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 19 | Blocks | 15 |
