⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 24-0 run took them from 13 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:23 · CLE 17-15 HOU
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 13 down to 11 up
Q3 1:12 · CLE 99-88 HOU
- Go-ahead
Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jordan Clarkson with the assist
Q4 1:42 · CLE 108-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:47 · CLE 105-104 HOU
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
Q4 0:43 · CLE 108-109 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:35 · CLE 108-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 8:52 · CLE 66-77 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:35 · CLE 105-107 HOU
- Go-ahead
James Harden hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:24 · CLE 105-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:43 · CLE 105-104 HOU
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 0:24 · CLE 108-114 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
