⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 8:48 · BKN 30-43 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:28 · BKN 9-18 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 3:45 · BKN 13-31 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 3:01 · BKN 86-108 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
