⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:29 · CLE 34-27 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anderson Varejao flagrant foul type 1 (Timofey Mozgov draws the foul)
Q3 8:41 · CLE 57-62 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 8:07 · CLE 84-98 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
