⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 23 from three- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 18-5 off them
- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 40
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 66
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
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving layup
Q4 1:59 · CLE 102-100 DEN
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:48 · CLE 106-106 DEN
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 12-foot jumper
OT 3:19 · CLE 110-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:13 · CLE 100-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:13 · CLE 99-100 DEN
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 4:31 · CLE 106-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 4:43 · CLE 106-108 DEN
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 16-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
OT 3:04 · CLE 110-111 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 0:01 · CLE 116-118 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 0:36 · CLE 106-106 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:24 · CLE 106-108 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin lost ball
OT 0:32 · CLE 113-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
