⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 4:24 · POR 68-73 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 8:11 · POR 38-48 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 8:02 · POR 53-70 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 9:05 · POR 81-99 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
