⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 1:55 · BKN 84-71 CLE
- Winner
Spencer Dinwiddie hit a 31-foot three jumper
Q4 0:43 · BKN 106-104 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 1:52 · BKN 108-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 1:15 · BKN 103-103 CLE
- Missed FT
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · BKN 109-107 CLE
- Missed FT
Trevor Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · BKN 109-107 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:10 · BKN 87-81 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 8:26 · BKN 92-94 CLE
- Lead
Kyle Korver hit a 27-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:06 · BKN 100-103 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:03 · BKN 103-103 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · BKN 109-107 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover DeMarre Carroll
Q4 0:03 · BKN 110-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 21 |
| 22 | Blocks | 17 |
