⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 15 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
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their ten- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 30
- Made twelve threes to their 29
- They shot well above their usual, 29 of 59 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:50 · MEM 16-7 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 0:31 · MEM 40-24 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:24 · MEM 90-99 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 8:30 · MEM 74-84 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 29 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 36 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
