⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 30
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 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 4:11 · CLE 14-23 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 4:19 · CLE 56-52 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:06 · CLE 64-54 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:07 · CLE 2-12 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 7:16 · CLE 4-21 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:20 · CLE 89-98 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 32 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
