⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 25-5 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 30
- A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21 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.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:17 · UTAH 30-31 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyonte George misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q1 1:46 · UTAH 16-26 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 21
Q2 0:41 · UTAH 45-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
De'Andre Hunter flagrant foul type 1
Q1 1:46 · UTAH 15-26 CLE
📊The numbers
| UTAH | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
