⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:00 · CLE 28-16 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:11 · CLE 28-27 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 2:02 · CLE 60-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kerry Kittles Technical Foul
Q2 8:22 · CLE 24-16 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
