⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 5:05 · CLE 52-46 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q3 11:19 · CLE 77-55 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:25 · CLE 23-30 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
