⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 45- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 3:26 · CLE 33-47 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sundiata Gaines misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 91-97 BKN
- Missed FT
Sundiata Gaines misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 91-97 BKN
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 93-99 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
