⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 24
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 10:22 · BKN 43-32 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 3:09 · BKN 95-89 CLE
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball
Q4 0:53 · BKN 101-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · BKN 102-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 0:53 · BKN 101-98 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:50 · BKN 101-101 CLE
- Winner
Anderson Varejao hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · BKN 101-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:50 · BKN 91-89 CLE
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall bad pass
Q4 4:11 · BKN 93-89 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · BKN 102-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
