⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 29-21 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:26 · CLE 51-51 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul
Q4 2:45 · CLE 87-85 BKN
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
Q4 2:45 · CLE 87-85 BKN
- Turnover
Smush Parker Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:46 · CLE 91-85 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:22 · CLE 2-11 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Offensive Foul
Q4 1:24 · CLE 89-85 BKN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Foul
Q4 1:24 · CLE 89-85 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Lost Ball
Q4 0:15 · CLE 91-87 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
