⏱️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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made two threes to their ten
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:45 · CLE 35-33 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:23 · CLE 105-104 BKN
- Winner
LeBron James made Slam Dunk.
Q4 0:01 · CLE 105-104 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kedrick Brown Lost Ball. Stolen by Kerry Kittles.
Q4 2:47 · CLE 94-96 BKN
- Missed FT
Kedrick Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:42 · CLE 94-96 BKN
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Lost Ball. Stolen by Rodney Rogers.
Q4 2:13 · CLE 95-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 6:37 · CLE 38-47 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Collins Offensive Foul
Q4 1:09 · CLE 99-104 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Collins Foul
Q4 1:09 · CLE 99-104 BKN
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 0:19 · CLE 101-104 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
