⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 7:22 · BKN 44-33 CLE
- Lead
Kris Humphries hit a tip shot
Q4 1:00 · BKN 106-104 CLE
- Lead
Gerald Green hit a 26-foot three jumper, Deron Williams with the assist
Q4 0:36 · BKN 109-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shelden Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 4:45 · BKN 109-109 CLE
- Missed FT
MarShon Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:11 · BKN 119-117 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Donald Sloan hit a jumper, Antawn Jamison with the assist
Q4 1:08 · BKN 104-104 CLE
- Ties it
Lester Hudson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:50 · BKN 106-106 CLE
- Ties it
Lester Hudson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Manny Harris with the assist
Q4 0:00 · BKN 109-109 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 2:44 · BKN 98-98 CLE
- Turnover
Lester Hudson turnover
Q4 0:30 · BKN 109-106 CLE
- Turnover
Alonzo Gee lost ball
OT 0:22 · BKN 119-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
