⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:42 · SAC 77-73 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 5:07 · SAC 121-114 CLE
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a 24-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:42 · SAC 126-126 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daeqwon Plowden lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · SAC 121-116 CLE
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · SAC 123-126 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 9:31 · SAC 33-40 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 4:41 · SAC 86-87 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:43 · SAC 121-122 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · SAC 114-114 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:10 · SAC 119-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| SAC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
