⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:19 · UTAH 42-48 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:53 · UTAH 64-73 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses technical free throw
Q2 4:55 · UTAH 45-52 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 8:17 · UTAH 9-23 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 4:58 · UTAH 45-61 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q2 4:55 · UTAH 45-52 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 38 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
