⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of sixteen from three
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 5:28 · DEN 21-11 CLE
- Go-ahead
Earl Boykins hit a 26-foot three jumper, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 0:33 · DEN 87-86 CLE
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a driving dunk, Andre Miller with the assist
Q4 0:21 · DEN 89-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:20 · DEN 82-82 CLE
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 1:07 · DEN 84-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 90-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 7:50 · DEN 57-63 CLE
- Lead
Sasha Pavlovic hit a 23-foot jumper, Zydrunas Ilgauskas with the assist
Q4 2:01 · DEN 82-84 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving dunk, Zydrunas Ilgauskas with the assist
Q4 1:20 · DEN 84-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DEN 87-86 CLE
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic bad pass
Q4 0:04 · DEN 89-87 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 90-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
