⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-15 off them- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:03 · DEN 17-12 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:17 · DEN 77-73 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 1:32 · DEN 96-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo turnover
Q4 2:00 · DEN 88-89 CLE
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:22 · DEN 96-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 99-97 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 4:56 · DEN 67-72 CLE
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:22 · DEN 96-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao offensive foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)
Q4 1:22 · DEN 91-91 CLE
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao turnover
Q4 1:22 · DEN 91-91 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:27 · DEN 96-91 CLE
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
