⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 4
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Turnover
Q4 3:45 · CLE 90-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · CLE 99-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 0:38 · CLE 76-79 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:41 · CLE 85-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Offensive Goaltending
Q4 2:56 · CLE 95-99 DEN
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Turnover
Q4 1:39 · CLE 95-101 DEN
- Missed FT
Greg Buckner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · CLE 101-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
