⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 26 rebounds to 14
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 5:20 · BKN 16-18 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · BKN 98-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:24 · BKN 98-95 CLE
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 1:39 · BKN 101-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:04 · BKN 4-15 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:47 · BKN 93-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · BKN 97-95 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul)
Q4 2:15 · BKN 99-95 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:15 · BKN 99-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
