⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+1Q125-23
+2Q229-26
+15Q328-12
-7Q415-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 30, and outscored them 32-16 off them- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
Key battles
43%Three-point accuracy20%
13Turnovers30
18Steals8
32Points off turnovers16
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
