⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 43
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
- Flagrant
Andrew Bynum flagrant foul type 1 (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)
Q3 7:52 · CLE 64-58 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:05 · CLE 44-34 DEN
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:41 · CLE 76-71 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 13 | Blocks | 8 |
