⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:08 · UTAH 26-18 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:42 · UTAH 42-28 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 37
Q3 6:46 · UTAH 84-47 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Joe Ingles flagrant foul type 1
Q2 9:59 · UTAH 34-24 CLE
- Technical
Joe Ingles technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:40 · UTAH 97-69 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q3 0:00 · UTAH 97-69 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 8:35 · UTAH 101-81 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 1:42 · UTAH 112-96 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
