⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22
- A 19-0 run took them from 8 down to 11 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 10:30 · CLE 90-83 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · CLE 95-98 SAC
- Turnover
Cedi Osman traveling
Q4 1:11 · CLE 95-101 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:36 · CLE 4-11 SAC
- Winner
Kevin Huerter hit a 29-foot three jumper, Davion Mitchell with the assist
Q4 2:18 · CLE 95-97 SAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 8 down to 11 up
Q4 4:41 · CLE 95-106 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · CLE 93-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · CLE 95-98 SAC
- Missed FT
Davion Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · CLE 95-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
