⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:00 · BKN 90-85 CLE
- Go-ahead
Kris Humphries hit a dunk, Brook Lopez with the assist
Q4 0:55 · BKN 99-98 CLE
- Winner
Brook Lopez hit a two point shot
Q4 0:01 · BKN 103-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Kris Humphries defensive goaltending
Q4 2:25 · BKN 95-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Ramon Sessions hit a driving dunk, Antawn Jamison with the assist
Q4 1:07 · BKN 97-98 CLE
- Ties it
Joey Graham hit a 23-foot three jumper, Ramon Sessions with the assist
Q4 0:07 · BKN 101-101 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
