⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 9:43 · CLE 21-8 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 0:33 · CLE 100-89 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 8:40 · CLE 115-94 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 3:21 · CLE 88-81 PHX
- Technical
Darius Garland flopping technical foul
Q4 6:35 · CLE 115-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 10:23 · CLE 75-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q3 3:21 · CLE 88-81 PHX
📊The numbers
| CLE | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
