⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 28 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made 26 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 26 of 45 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 33 fast break points to 11
- A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31 in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:40 · CLE 18-7 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 7:18 · CLE 27-9 DAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 31
Q1 2:33 · CLE 50-19 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 49-point deficit to 40
Q3 4:50 · CLE 109-69 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 26 | Threes made | 9 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 39 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
