⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
- A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32 in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 8:59 · CLE 16-9 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:51 · CLE 32-21 PHI
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32
Q2 1:34 · CLE 80-48 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joel Embiid misses technical free throw
Q1 6:38 · CLE 12-9 PHI
- Missed FT
Joel Embiid misses technical free throw
Q2 6:44 · CLE 47-32 PHI
- Technical
Joel Embiid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:17 · CLE 51-35 PHI
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
