⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:33 · POR 10-2 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 9:20 · POR 22-4 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 3:40 · POR 65-45 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q4 9:10 · POR 106-82 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 4:27 · POR 90-73 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Stevens technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:10 · POR 106-82 CLE
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
