⏱️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, 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 28- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:01 · DEN 29-20 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q1 1:19 · DEN 45-25 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 4:03 · DEN 122-93 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:54 · DEN 66-46 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
