⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their thirteen- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to six
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:09 · CLE 26-18 UTAH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 0:48 · CLE 104-93 UTAH
- Steal
Jarrett Allen stole it from Talen Horton-Tucker
Q4 1:35 · CLE 117-110 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · CLE 116-108 UTAH
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · CLE 123-116 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · CLE 124-116 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:58 · CLE 18-18 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:03 · CLE 69-73 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Simone Fontecchio lost ball turnover
Q4 2:47 · CLE 116-108 UTAH
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · CLE 117-110 UTAH
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 23 | Threes made | 13 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
