⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 31-12 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
- Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their nineteen
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:46 · CLE 39-40 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:35 · CLE 4-15 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 9:33 · CLE 73-84 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 9:44 · CLE 91-108 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
