⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 35 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:54 · CLE 97-101 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyronn Lue technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · CLE 78-86 DEN
- Turnover
George Hill out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:36 · CLE 114-121 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:11 · CLE 57-71 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 2:26 · CLE 114-126 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover LeBron James
Q4 4:05 · CLE 110-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 2 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |
