⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 5:15 · CLE 18-22 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 10:47 · CLE 33-28 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 3:06 · CLE 59-45 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 9:12 · CLE 7-20 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
