⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 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
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 29 from three- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:12 · CLE 67-75 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 10:58 · CLE 0-14 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 4:31 · CLE 38-60 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q4 4:01 · CLE 102-119 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
