⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 1:59 · CLE 34-21 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 7:58 · CLE 73-58 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 2:44 · CLE 114-94 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:02 · CLE 8-13 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:26 · CLE 73-67 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 6:08 · CLE 98-88 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
