⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 11:25 · DEN 37-28 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:15 · DEN 78-76 CLE
- Go-ahead
Nene Hilario hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:46 · DEN 97-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 3:20 · DEN 88-86 CLE
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball
Q4 1:02 · DEN 95-94 CLE
- Goaltend
Danilo Gallinari defensive goaltending
Q4 0:59 · DEN 95-96 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:20 · DEN 27-28 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:56 · DEN 49-55 CLE
- Go-ahead
Alonzo Gee hit a layup, Kyrie Irving with the assist
Q4 0:59 · DEN 95-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alonzo Gee step out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:41 · DEN 86-86 CLE
- Turnover
Anthony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:55 · DEN 93-91 CLE
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
