⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-4Q123-27
+20Q235-15
+3Q332-29
-10Q419-28
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
11Fast break points4
10Points off turnovers18
14Turnovers9
4Steals6
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
