⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:50 · POR 76-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robert Covington flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:46 · POR 43-53 CLE
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · POR 96-104 CLE
- Technical
Anfernee Simons technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:08 · POR 96-108 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 7:49 · POR 31-38 CLE
- Steal
Cedi Osman stole it from Anfernee Simons
Q4 2:27 · POR 96-104 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 2:39 · POR 96-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 1:46 · POR 43-53 CLE
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
