⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:07 · CLE 13-10 PHX
- Lead
Donovan Mitchell hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:40 · CLE 88-85 PHX
- Winner
Evan Mobley hit a 14-foot jumper, Donovan Mitchell with the assist
Q4 0:04 · CLE 90-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caris LeVert out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:22 · CLE 82-83 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:11 · CLE 18-26 PHX
- Ties it
Landry Shamet hit a 26-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:26 · CLE 88-88 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Torrey Craig lost ball turnover
Q4 4:31 · CLE 79-83 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
