⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 21-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 6:25 · SAC 24-19 CLE
- Ties it
De'Aaron Fox hit a driving layup
Q4 0:06 · SAC 96-96 CLE
- Winner
Harrison Barnes hit a 27-foot three shot, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SAC 100-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · SAC 89-90 CLE
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton bad pass
Q4 2:30 · SAC 89-92 CLE
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:11 · SAC 89-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Collin Sexton stole it from Harrison Barnes
Q4 2:58 · SAC 89-90 CLE
- Steal
Larry Nance Jr. stole it from Tyrese Haliburton
Q4 2:30 · SAC 89-92 CLE
- Go-ahead
Collin Sexton hit a driving layup
Q4 0:00 · SAC 97-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · SAC 92-94 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:21 · SAC 94-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Lamar Stevens misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · SAC 94-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
