⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:47 · BKN 9-2 CLE
- Steal
Jordan Farmar stole it from Anthony Parker
Q4 0:43 · BKN 85-89 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:26 · BKN 71-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 4:26 · BKN 78-81 CLE
- Turnover
Anthony Parker lost ball
Q4 0:43 · BKN 85-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
