⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 11:44 · BKN 86-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · BKN 107-100 CLE
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BKN 112-108 CLE
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · BKN 112-108 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:26 · BKN 7-15 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:41 · BKN 89-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Drew Gooden flagrant foul type 1 (Jason Collins draws the foul)
Q4 11:10 · BKN 82-71 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:05 · BKN 112-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
