⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 32 from three
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:46 · CLE 33-22 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 11:25 · CLE 54-40 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:38 · CLE 91-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:52 · CLE 91-97 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:43 · CLE 42-38 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:39 · CLE 70-70 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 8:21 · CLE 83-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive foul
Q4 2:44 · CLE 89-95 POR
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton turnover
Q4 2:44 · CLE 89-95 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:03 · CLE 95-103 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
