⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 23
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 11:06 · CLE 59-73 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 6:35 · CLE 69-83 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:17 · CLE 81-90 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:31 · CLE 99-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:00 · CLE 2-11 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 9:30 · CLE 59-81 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
