⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-6Q124-26
+2Q220-17
-3Q317-19
+7Q428-22
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
31Free throws made13
3Blocks6
9Steals12
6Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
