⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 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.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:49 · PHI 8-5 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 5:52 · PHI 65-37 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · PHI 123-120 CLE
- Turnover
Marco Belinelli bad pass
Q4 1:12 · PHI 128-123 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 17
Q2 0:45 · PHI 78-61 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:08 · PHI 87-80 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:24 · PHI 111-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cedi Osman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · PHI 128-124 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:01 · PHI 132-130 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:01 · PHI 132-130 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 7 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 23 | Blocks | 20 |
