⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 40 from three- Made four threes to their ten
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:37 · BKN 89-93 CLE
- Steal
Rodions Kurucs stole it from George Hill
Q4 0:55 · BKN 93-97 CLE
- Ties it
Rodions Kurucs hit a two point shot
Q4 0:18 · BKN 97-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · BKN 89-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 1:33 · BKN 29-30 CLE
- Winner
Alec Burks hit a 1-foot driving dunk
Q4 0:03 · BKN 97-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · BKN 85-93 CLE
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:42 · BKN 90-95 CLE
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 0:55 · BKN 93-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
