⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 12
- A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29 in the fourth 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 13-point lead to 21
Q3 7:56 · CLE 93-72 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 29
Q4 4:38 · CLE 134-105 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:58 · CLE 93-80 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses technical free throw
Q4 11:25 · CLE 106-92 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 23 | Threes made | 17 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
