⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 37- Went cold from three, thirteen of 47
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:43 · CLE 29-20 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 8:12 · CLE 71-68 MEM
- Missed FT
Ty Jerome misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:11 · CLE 119-112 MEM
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CLE 125-121 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:07 · CLE 33-36 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul
Q3 8:12 · CLE 71-68 MEM
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CLE 125-121 MEM
- Missed FT
Jaren Jackson Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CLE 125-121 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
