⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 52
- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 10:09 · POR 43-29 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:47 · POR 21-20 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
