⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:28 · PHI 63-75 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:17 · PHI 10-19 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:40 · PHI 12-27 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 8:36 · PHI 85-108 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 41 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
