⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 Cavaliers won, and why the Nets 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 10:00 · BKN 2-13 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:15 · BKN 34-44 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 10:15 · BKN 40-59 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:01 · BKN 88-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
