⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 52 from three- Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 24
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:25 · CLE 43-40 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 5:53 · CLE 76-84 POR
- Steal
Donovan Mitchell stole it from Toumani Camara
Q4 1:59 · CLE 108-115 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q3 7:48 · CLE 62-78 POR
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 1:57 · CLE 108-115 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 2:53 · CLE 31-33 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:23 · CLE 43-48 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 9:29 · CLE 62-78 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Clingan lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · CLE 103-111 POR
- Turnover
Donovan Clingan out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:41 · CLE 105-113 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara bad pass
Q4 1:59 · CLE 108-115 POR
📊The numbers
| CLE | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
