⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+2Q125-27
+8Q230-24
-12Q326-36
+11Q433-20
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 37 from three- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their seven
- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 46
Key battles
17Free throws made5
46%Three-point accuracy34%
60Rebounds46
17Threes made14
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
