⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 29 free throws to their 40- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:31 · CLE 84-85 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 5:16 · CLE 103-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 1:27 · CLE 106-100 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · CLE 108-100 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Zach Edey stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 1:27 · CLE 106-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jock Landale bad pass
Q4 4:04 · CLE 99-92 MEM
- Turnover
Vince Williams Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:50 · CLE 106-100 MEM
📊The numbers
| CLE | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
