⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their nine- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 4:50 · HOU 28-13 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 6:47 · HOU 62-35 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 2:35 · HOU 75-47 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 29
Q4 3:13 · HOU 141-112 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
