⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 21 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 40-6 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 1:05 · HOU 71-94 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 7:47 · HOU 36-56 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q3 7:47 · HOU 57-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 40 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
