⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:08 · BKN 15-4 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 11:40 · BKN 53-43 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:26 · BKN 85-73 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikki Moore double technical foul
Q3 4:26 · BKN 68-55 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q2 6:24 · BKN 37-40 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:58 · BKN 58-51 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
