⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 31
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:23 · CLE 19-22 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 10:53 · CLE 83-103 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:14 · CLE 5-13 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:42 · CLE 38-52 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 0:32 · CLE 72-100 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luka Doncic flagrant foul type 2
Q3 10:05 · CLE 57-68 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 33 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
