⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Clarke offensive foul
Q4 2:51 · MEM 88-88 CLE
- Turnover
Brandon Clarke turnover
Q4 2:51 · MEM 88-88 CLE
- Turnover
Tyus Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · MEM 90-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:22 · MEM 27-27 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 8:28 · MEM 33-35 CLE
- Winner
Cedi Osman hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:27 · MEM 88-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damyean Dotson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · MEM 86-84 CLE
- Missed FT
Damyean Dotson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · MEM 90-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
