⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34- Made seven threes to their fifteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:36 · CLE 39-33 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:05 · CLE 93-89 DAL
- Winner
Jarrett Allen hit a dunk, Darius Garland with the assist
OT 2:01 · CLE 100-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell offensive foul
Q4 0:00 · CLE 96-96 DAL
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell turnover
Q4 0:00 · CLE 96-96 DAL
- Turnover
Caris LeVert offensive foul
OT 4:50 · CLE 96-96 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Ties it
Kemba Walker hit a driving layup
Q4 0:03 · CLE 96-96 DAL
- Lead
Kemba Walker hit a 26-foot step back jumper
OT 4:32 · CLE 96-99 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dorian Finney-Smith turnover
Q4 1:26 · CLE 95-92 DAL
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock offensive foul
OT 3:59 · CLE 96-99 DAL
- Turnover
Frank Ntilikina lost ball turnover
OT 0:47 · CLE 100-99 DAL
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
