⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 22 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- A 15-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 27 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:29 · HOU 47-36 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 1:45 · HOU 60-44 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 27
Q3 7:01 · HOU 85-58 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q3 4:42 · HOU 81-58 CLE
📊The numbers
| HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
