⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:38 · CLE 36-34 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:08 · CLE 107-101 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
OT 3:24 · CLE 133-124 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
OT 3:56 · CLE 124-122 HOU
- Turnover
Georges Niang lost ball turnover
OT 0:21 · CLE 133-127 HOU
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:03 · CLE 135-130 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:26 · CLE 18-19 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 4:04 · CLE 50-59 HOU
- Ties it
Alperen Sengun hit a driving layup, Tari Eason with the assist
OT 3:45 · CLE 124-124 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green traveling
Q4 4:25 · CLE 114-111 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · CLE 122-121 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:09 · CLE 128-124 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
