⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-12 off them- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 54
- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in overtime
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:40 · CLE 47-43 PHX
- Ties it
Isaac Okoro hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:59 · CLE 112-112 PHX
- Ties it
Isaac Okoro hit a 3-foot jump bank shot
Q4 0:24 · CLE 114-114 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton bad pass
Q4 3:17 · CLE 106-108 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:00 · CLE 109-112 PHX
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro bad pass
OT 3:45 · CLE 114-119 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:35 · CLE 112-114 PHX
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a two point shot, Chris Paul with the assist
OT 4:36 · CLE 114-116 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
OT 4:36 · CLE 114-129 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
