⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 41 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 33-15 off them
A 19-0 run took them from 13 down to 6 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:56 · HOU 30-27 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q2 7:14 · HOU 54-42 CLE
- Ties it
Fred VanVleet hit a 29-foot three jumper, Dillon Brooks with the assist
Q4 2:51 · HOU 104-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 4:55 · HOU 98-99 CLE
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun offensive foul
Q4 4:12 · HOU 98-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · HOU 104-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:45 · HOU 39-40 CLE
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 13 down to 6 up
Q4 10:36 · HOU 98-104 CLE
- Go-ahead
Darius Garland hit a 28-foot threeer
Q4 2:12 · HOU 105-107 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · HOU 104-104 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · HOU 107-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q4 0:02 · HOU 109-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
