⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 17 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 10:38 · BKN 68-49 CLE
- Steal
Vince Carter stole it from Anderson Varejao
Q4 2:42 · BKN 94-91 CLE
- Steal
Bostjan Nachbar stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:56 · BKN 99-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
Q4 0:53 · BKN 99-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Marcus Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · BKN 100-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:13 · BKN 46-40 CLE
- Steal
Devin Brown stole it from Devin Harris
Q4 0:53 · BKN 99-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown offensive foul (Bostjan Nachbar draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · BKN 90-89 CLE
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball
Q4 2:42 · BKN 94-91 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:56 · BKN 99-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
