⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 1:48 · CLE 36-29 PHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:00 · CLE 85-86 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 6:33 · CLE 48-53 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 3:28 · CLE 56-61 PHI
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 0:08 · CLE 85-100 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 9 |







