⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 38 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:18 · BKN 26-15 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 0:37 · BKN 87-85 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q4 7:37 · BKN 110-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · BKN 112-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Joe Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · BKN 112-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Rodions Kurucs misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BKN 112-107 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 11:08 · BKN 37-28 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:13 · BKN 110-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:05 · BKN 112-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
