⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 18-8 off them
- Lost the glass, 24 rebounds to 42
- Beaten inside, 40 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:23 · SAC 27-16 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:39 · SAC 73-58 CLE
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:29 · SAC 119-117 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Huerter misses technical free throw
Q2 3:26 · SAC 57-50 CLE
- Turnover
Malik Monk out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:18 · SAC 126-118 CLE
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · SAC 126-120 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:42 · SAC 32-29 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 10:25 · SAC 99-105 CLE
- Ties it
Jarrett Allen hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:42 · SAC 117-117 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley offensive foul
Q4 2:10 · SAC 119-117 CLE
- Turnover
Evan Mobley turnover
Q4 2:10 · SAC 119-117 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · SAC 121-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
