⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
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 3 down to 6 up
Q2 9:32 · CLE 31-25 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:50 · CLE 99-99 BKN
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:32 · CLE 110-105 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:46 · CLE 20-23 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:32 · CLE 45-50 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Crabbe misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:40 · CLE 113-107 BKN
- Missed FT
Joe Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:18 · CLE 115-107 BKN
- Missed FT
Joe Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:18 · CLE 115-107 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 2 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 19 |
| 19 | Blocks | 21 |
