⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7- Lost the glass, 17 rebounds to 30
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 stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 8:18 · DEN 76-49 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 3:17 · DEN 46-35 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q3 1:47 · DEN 88-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Hughes technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 7:41 · DEN 9-5 CLE
- Technical
Larry Hughes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:41 · DEN 9-5 CLE
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
