⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:25 · CLE 31-35 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
JaVale McGee flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:55 · CLE 33-40 DEN
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:07 · CLE 43-54 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 10:30 · CLE 5-17 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 10:26 · CLE 83-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Hartenstein technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:55 · CLE 33-40 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
