⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:05 · SAC 71-75 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:20 · SAC 108-109 CLE
- Steal
De'Aaron Fox stole it from Evan Mobley
Q4 0:11 · SAC 108-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Chimezie Metu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:45 · SAC 94-94 CLE
- Turnover
Tyrese Haliburton steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:43 · SAC 97-101 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:51 · SAC 99-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:42 · SAC 5-12 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 7:36 · SAC 94-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:45 · SAC 102-109 CLE
- Turnover
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · SAC 108-109 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
