⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 4:11 · BKN 28-16 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 9:10 · BKN 43-24 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 11:33 · BKN 66-46 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Traylor.
Q4 0:48 · BKN 100-95 CLE
- Turnover
Vince Carter Turnover
Q4 0:28 · BKN 100-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:01 · BKN 72-60 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:44 · BKN 83-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Gooden Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 6:37 · BKN 43-25 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Collins.
Q4 4:56 · BKN 90-85 CLE
- Turnover
Robert Traylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
Q4 0:45 · BKN 100-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
