⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 24
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 0:36 · CLE 92-81 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:49 · CLE 103-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:49 · CLE 103-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:25 · CLE 103-95 DEN
- Flagrant
Kenyon Martin flagrant foul type 2 (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 0:55 · CLE 106-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
