⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 45
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:41 · BKN 43-31 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:23 · BKN 78-69 CLE
- Steal
Paul Pierce stole it from Dion Waiters
Q4 2:12 · BKN 82-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · BKN 80-72 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:21 · BKN 56-53 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 3:15 · BKN 62-65 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dion Waiters lost ball turnover
Q4 2:12 · BKN 82-74 CLE
- Technical
Dion Waiters technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:12 · BKN 82-74 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
