⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the second quarter
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
- Lead
Max Strus hit a 22-foot three jumper, Ty Jerome with the assist
Q4 0:15 · CLE 118-115 POR
- Lead
Max Strus hit a 28-foot threeer, Jarrett Allen with the assist
OT 4:46 · CLE 122-119 POR
- Winner
De'Andre Hunter hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jarrett Allen with the assist
OT 0:30 · CLE 131-129 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley offensive foul
Q4 1:14 · CLE 113-113 POR
- Turnover
Evan Mobley turnover
Q4 1:14 · CLE 113-113 POR
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen offensive foul
OT 1:38 · CLE 126-124 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q2 4:21 · CLE 42-54 POR
- Ties it
Shaedon Sharpe hit a tip shot
Q4 0:31 · CLE 115-115 POR
- Go-ahead
Anfernee Simons hit a 24-foot three step back jumper
OT 0:44 · CLE 128-129 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija offensive foul
Q4 3:38 · CLE 108-109 POR
- Turnover
Deni Avdija bad pass
OT 1:02 · CLE 126-126 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara bad pass
OT 0:28 · CLE 131-129 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
