⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 11:07 · DAL 33-40 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:48 · DAL 12-18 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q1 4:36 · DAL 16-33 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 8:59 · DAL 33-49 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
