⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-3Q126-28
+5Q226-20
-6Q320-25
+5Q424-18
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
9Free throws made17
11Offensive rebounds18
7Threes made4
9Blocks6
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
