⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
- A 17-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 38 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 11:03 · UTAH 35-18 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 38
Q3 3:17 · UTAH 90-52 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 41
Q4 2:47 · UTAH 114-73 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 19 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
