⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 2:30 · CLE 32-29 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:42 · CLE 65-59 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:27 · CLE 78-65 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul
Q3 6:36 · CLE 57-58 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 6:38 · CLE 18-25 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Lamar Stevens and Georges Niang
Q1 0:20 · CLE 29-29 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 10 |
