⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 56
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:26 · CLE 36-36 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:13 · CLE 54-64 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:26 · CLE 6-16 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Offensive Foul
Q4 0:33 · CLE 83-91 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Foul
Q4 0:33 · CLE 83-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:23 · CLE 85-91 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
