⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 44 from three- A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 2:08 · DAL 87-100 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:55 · DAL 117-127 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up
Q1 3:04 · DAL 21-37 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q2 0:30 · DAL 53-78 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 38 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
