⏱️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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:15 · CLE 23-21 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 3:00 · CLE 50-47 BKN
- Lead
Lamond Murray made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Q4 0:00 · CLE 100-97 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul
Q4 4:20 · CLE 86-88 BKN
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
Q4 4:20 · CLE 86-88 BKN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:22 · CLE 95-94 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:50 · CLE 62-66 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:23 · CLE 72-79 BKN
- Ties it
Keith Van Horn made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:00 · CLE 97-97 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
