⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU 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 Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 26
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
- Ties it
Darius Garland hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · CLE 124-124 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 4:56 · CLE 111-119 HOU
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:22 · CLE 124-125 HOU
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:52 · CLE 124-127 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 2:22 · CLE 50-66 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 2:28 · CLE 80-95 HOU
- Winner
Alperen Sengun hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · CLE 124-125 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · CLE 124-125 HOU
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 126-134 HOU
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · CLE 129-135 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
