⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 28- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their fifteen
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 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:15 · CLE 44-38 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 10:55 · CLE 99-88 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney White.
Q4 2:27 · CLE 108-100 DEN
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Whitney.
Q4 1:45 · CLE 108-102 DEN
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Bad Pass
Q4 1:04 · CLE 108-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Carlos Boozer.
Q4 2:29 · CLE 108-100 DEN
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Traveling
Q4 1:21 · CLE 108-104 DEN
- Turnover
Rodney White Lost Ball. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Q4 0:12 · CLE 108-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
