⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:17 · DEN 47-52 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:18 · DEN 87-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Harris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:30 · DEN 20-31 CLE
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:06 · DEN 98-102 CLE
- Turnover
Paul Millsap steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:05 · DEN 108-113 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 6:50 · DEN 96-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:43 · DEN 98-102 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:41 · DEN 102-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 2 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Steals | 10 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |
