⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 3
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:17 · CLE 39-32 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:31 · CLE 58-56 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 10:55 · CLE 101-91 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:18 · CLE 46-50 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 9:01 · CLE 39-41 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:16 · CLE 46-56 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:24 · CLE 88-87 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Turner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · CLE 107-94 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 17 | Blocks | 29 |
