⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 4:49 · SAC 85-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Keegan Murray defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:45 · SAC 115-114 CLE
- Turnover
Malik Monk lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · SAC 123-119 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:26 · SAC 7-20 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 1:53 · SAC 87-88 CLE
- Steal
Donovan Mitchell stole it from Malik Monk
Q4 0:01 · SAC 123-119 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul
Q1 6:30 · SAC 4-11 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:47 · SAC 107-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
