⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 41
Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q1 1:16 · PHI 30-41 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 2:17 · PHI 97-93 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:17 · PHI 112-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHI 124-119 CLE

Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q1 3:45 · PHI 18-39 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:44 · PHI 82-85 CLE
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro bad pass
Q4 0:30 · PHI 122-116 CLE
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:07 · PHI 125-119 CLE
📊The numbers
| PHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |







