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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 22 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 95 |
 Cavaliers | 19 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 101 |
SACTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 39-8645.3% | 10-3231.3% | 7-1353.8% | 45 | 25 | 12 |
| CLE | 37-7847.4% | 14-3935.9% | 13-2161.9% | 43 | 28 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers101| 41 | 32 | 12-18 | 5-8, Season high (his best before, 4) | 0 | 3-6 | +2 | +13.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 30 | 18 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0 | −3 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 24 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.3 | ||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.8 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 15 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.4 | |||||
| 25 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −5.6 | |||||
| 24 | 17 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +5 | +7.0 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.9 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.5 | ||
| Team | 101 | 37-7847.4% | 14-3935.9% | 43 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 13-2161.9% | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 41 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Ante Zizic (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings95| 33 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +0.4 | |||||
| 32 | 18 | 8-20 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.0 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 17 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 15 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −0.1 | |||
| 18 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 16 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.6 | |||||
| Team | 95 | 39-8645.3% | 10-3231.3% | 45 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 7-1353.8% | 9 | 15 | 5 | |||
Bench 50 points on 19 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Georgios Papagiannis and Jack Cooley (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers101Kings95ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James had 32 points (13 in the third quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 101-95 for their 13th straight win.
James’ hook shot put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 1:36 left in the fourth quarter.
James’ step-back 3-pointer with 16.6 seconds left made it 100-95 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Kings 10-4. James (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 10 on 2 for 5 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade had 4 of his 6 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Kyle Korver that tied the game. In that stretch, James had 2 of his 3 steals in 22 seconds, the first leading to Wade’s free throws that tied the game at 89 and the second to Jeff Green’s driving dunk that put the Cavaliers ahead 91-89.
James assisted on 5 of Kevin Love’s 7 baskets.
For the Kings, Zach Randolph had 18 points (12 in the paint), 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Bogdan Bogdanović went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Cavaliers shot 47.4% from the field and 35.9% from 3 to the Kings’ 45.3% and 31.3%. The Kings outscored the Cavaliers 18-6 on the fast break. The Cavaliers scored the last 8 points of the game.
Cleveland CavaliersSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Cavaliers’ chance bottomed out at 14% (3rd quarter, 10:58 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
88 points from the field on 78 shots: 1.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-27 | 63.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-2 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-31 | 35.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaKarr Sampson | 49 | 13 | 5-9 | −4 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| George Hill | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Randolph | 43 | 9 | 4-10 | −2 |
| Kosta Koufos | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| JaKarr Sampson | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter | 21 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| George Hill | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Frank Mason III | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 7 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Sampson 1' Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
Q4 3:18
21.3%
55→34
Hield 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Mason 2 AST)
Q4 8:09
18.9%
54→35
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Q4 2:23
17.6%
40→58
James 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Wade 6 AST)
Q4 0:17
16.6%
82→98
James 4' Driving Hook Shot (29 PTS)
Q4 1:36
16.3%
56→73
