⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nineteen- Went cold from three, four of fifteen
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 4:52 · BKN 27-13 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 10:57 · BKN 70-57 CLE
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 1:24 · BKN 100-95 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:45 · BKN 100-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BKN 101-97 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 1:39 · BKN 30-21 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:00 · BKN 61-55 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:36 · BKN 79-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:24 · BKN 100-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
