Cleveland went into the break 69–45 up in Philadelphia and still lost 114–106. Both teams made seven threes, and the Sixers had fewer rebounds, so the comeback deserves a closer look than a shooting streak. How did Philadelphia find enough good possessions to score 69 after the break while Cleveland managed 37?
Our provisional result has Philadelphia taking the last two quarters 37–21 and 32–16. The final box score shows 24 Sixers assists to Cleveland's 18, and 17 turnovers to Cleveland's 21. That suggests cleaner use of the ball, but the box score cannot tell us which defensive change mattered. If you watched, where did Cleveland's first pass start to stall?
