⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
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
- Missed FT
Yi Jianlian misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · BKN 76-81 CLE
- Turnover
Chris Douglas-Roberts lost ball
Q4 3:54 · BKN 77-83 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:24 · BKN 77-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
