⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:35 · DEN 15-8 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 11:12 · DEN 38-23 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 2:09 · DEN 86-70 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
