⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:54 · DEN 15-8 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 42
Q4 10:39 · DEN 112-70 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 34-point lead to 42
Q4 2:37 · DEN 131-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zeke Nnaji technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:16 · DEN 114-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses technical free throw
Q4 7:16 · DEN 114-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
