⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 38 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 68
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:33 · CLE 45-39 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:00 · CLE 89-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell traveling
Q4 4:47 · CLE 106-107 SAC
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · CLE 111-113 SAC
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:06 · CLE 113-118 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 5:46 · CLE 73-79 SAC
- Steal
Domantas Sabonis stole it from Jarrett Allen
Q4 2:13 · CLE 111-113 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:52 · CLE 109-110 SAC
- Missed FT
Trey Lyles misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CLE 113-118 SAC
- Missed FT
Trey Lyles misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · CLE 113-118 SAC
📊The numbers
| CLE | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 37 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
