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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 35 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 118 |
 Cavaliers | 35 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 123 |
SACTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 42-8947.2% | 13-3339.4% | 21-2295.5% | 43 | 26 | 11 |
| CLE | 44-9645.8% | 13-3636.1% | 22-2781.5% | 48 | 23 | 6 |
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 Cavaliers123| 36 | 17 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 35 | 29 | 13-24 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | +17 | +10.3 | |||||
| 34 | 33 | 11-25 | 5-12 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 9-10 | +7 | +4.6 | ||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.9 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −27 | −2.7 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −2.5 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.5 | |||
| Team | 123 | 44-9645.8% | 13-3636.1% | 48 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 22-2781.5% | 16 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Lonzo Ball and Thomas Bryant (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings118| 30 | 20 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −1.1 | |||||
| 27 | 11 | 3-12 | 3-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −3.0 | |||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −3.1 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.0 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 16 | 6-15 | 4-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +0.5 | |||||
| 31 | 21 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 24 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 5-5 | 0 | +16 | +8.6 | |||||||
| 23 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.6 | |||
| Team | 118 | 42-8947.2% | 13-3339.4% | 43 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 21-2295.5% | 10 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 73 points on 27 for 49 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric, Doug McDermott, Drew Eubanks, Keon Ellis and Devin Carter (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers123Kings118ClickTap 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.
Evan Mobley had 29 points (24 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Sacramento Kings 123-118.
Donovan Mitchell’s 8-foot pull-up jumper answered Dylan Cardwell’s 9-foot floater and put the Cavaliers back ahead for good with 2:58 left in the fourth quarter.
The Kings got within 118-116 on DeMar DeRozan’s 2 free throws with 2:12 to play, but Jarrett Allen answered with 2 free throws, and the Kings got no closer.
Jaylon Tyson’s floater with 25.6 seconds left made it 122-116 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Kings 9-6. Mitchell scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 9 on 2 for 4 shooting.
Mitchell had 33 points and 8 assists.
For the Kings, Domantas Sabonis had 24 points (14 in the paint), 16 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench, and Dennis Schröder added 21 points off the bench. DeRozan scored 20 points. The Kings had 3 20-point scorers.
The Cavaliers grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Kings’ 10. The Kings forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Cavaliers 73-23 off the bench. The Cavaliers’ starters outscored the Kings 50-32 in 17 minutes together.
Cleveland CavaliersSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
101 points from the field on 96 shots: about what 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 | 13-20 | 65.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 14-30 | 46.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 24 | 5 | 2-5 | −5 |
| Russell Westbrook | 10 | 6 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Zach LaVine | 8 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Malik Monk | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-11 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 15 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 12 | 7 | 3-9 | +4 |
| Russell Westbrook | 11 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 11 | 8 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 13 | 6-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Monk | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Zach LaVine | 13 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 7 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 7 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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.
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = SAC leads
CLE Largest Lead
14
Q1 8:36
SAC Largest Lead
6
Q3 11:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 11-0 run
Q1 11:42 – Q1 9:30
0 → +11
SAC 9-0 run
Q1 4:56 – Q1 3:39
+14 → +5
