⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q2 3:19 · CLE 75-48 SAC
- Steal
Darius Garland stole it from Damian Jones
Q4 2:26 · CLE 107-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:45 · CLE 101-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 11:29 · CLE 81-62 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:36 · CLE 101-85 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:16 · CLE 103-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Terence Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:06 · CLE 65-48 SAC
- Turnover
Buddy Hield out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:30 · CLE 105-97 SAC
- Turnover
Damian Jones bad pass
Q4 2:26 · CLE 107-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
