⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 7:37 · CLE 34-33 BKN
- Steal
Sasha Pavlovic stole it from Richard Jefferson
Q4 1:28 · CLE 77-73 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes offensive foul (Mikki Moore draws the foul)
Q4 2:54 · CLE 75-69 BKN
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 1:47 · CLE 77-73 BKN
- Turnover
Larry Hughes lost ball
Q4 1:02 · CLE 77-73 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:30 · CLE 25-33 BKN
- Steal
Jason Kidd stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 1:47 · CLE 77-73 BKN
- Steal
Bostjan Nachbar stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 1:02 · CLE 77-73 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson lost ball
Q4 1:28 · CLE 77-73 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
