⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 26 from three
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:15 · CLE 32-27 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:55 · CLE 70-63 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 6:07 · CLE 92-78 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
