⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 30 from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 31-5 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:08 · CLE 29-26 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland traveling
Q4 3:17 · CLE 103-99 POR
- Turnover
Collin Sexton lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · CLE 107-101 POR
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:37 · CLE 107-101 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Collin Sexton
Q4 1:00 · CLE 107-101 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:55 · CLE 101-95 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic traveling
Q4 3:58 · CLE 103-96 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:56 · CLE 107-101 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
