⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 25 from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 25-16 off them
- Beaten inside, 30 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 0:51 · CLE 42-24 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:29 · CLE 88-85 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:58 · CLE 109-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matthew Dellavedova bad pass
Q4 4:10 · CLE 99-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Matthew Dellavedova misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · CLE 109-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 110-105 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 6:02 · CLE 80-82 MEM
- Go-ahead
Jonas Valanciunas hit a 23-foot three jumper, Joakim Noah with the assist
Q4 2:25 · CLE 101-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:16 · CLE 55-50 MEM
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:24 · CLE 72-58 MEM
- Missed FT
Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:50 · CLE 109-105 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
