⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their five- A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 3:56 · CLE 24-10 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 31
Q1 0:38 · CLE 47-16 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q2 5:11 · CLE 64-32 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 44-point deficit to 34
Q3 2:12 · CLE 97-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Theis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:23 · CLE 12-9 HOU
- Technical
Garrison Mathews technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:48 · CLE 64-35 HOU
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:47 · CLE 71-38 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 18 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
