⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48- A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q1 2:55 · CLE 32-23 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
OT 0:01 · CLE 134-127 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
2OT 1:57 · CLE 145-131 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro traveling
Q4 1:58 · CLE 112-109 BKN
- Turnover
Collin Sexton lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · CLE 113-113 BKN
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 4:38 · CLE 127-127 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:18 · CLE 32-31 BKN
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kevin Durant with the assist
OT 4:42 · CLE 113-116 BKN
- Lead
Jeff Green hit a 27-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
OT 0:28 · CLE 120-123 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
OT 3:54 · CLE 113-116 BKN
- Turnover
Jeff Green offensive foul
OT 2:23 · CLE 115-118 BKN
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
OT 2:23 · CLE 115-118 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
