⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Jarrett Allen hit a driving layup
Q4 1:59 · CLE 109-109 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 114-117 PHX
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CLE 115-118 PHX
- Missed FT
Ricky Rubio misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CLE 115-118 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:22 · CLE 73-80 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 11:32 · CLE 86-96 PHX
- Lead
Mikal Bridges hit a dunk, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:22 · CLE 107-109 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:25 · CLE 64-61 PHX
- Missed FT
Cameron Payne misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:14 · CLE 101-105 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 115-117 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
