⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 33 from three
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:18 · CLE 19-11 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 0:48 · CLE 36-25 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 1:15 · CLE 96-73 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 4:05 · CLE 86-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Randy Foye technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:26 · CLE 67-55 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
