⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 39 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 7:34 · CLE 55-69 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 4:51 · CLE 65-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley bad pass
Q4 4:51 · CLE 90-95 HOU
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 3:56 · CLE 92-100 HOU
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:54 · CLE 101-109 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 5:52 · CLE 15-27 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jabari Smith Jr. and
Q2 5:39 · CLE 34-48 HOU
📊The numbers
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
