⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 30 from three- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 10:26 · BKN 17-4 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 6:11 · BKN 90-70 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:38 · BKN 31-22 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 8:27 · BKN 109-93 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 4:08 · BKN 116-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Collin Sexton flagrant foul type 2
Q3 6:11 · BKN 82-70 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
