⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 44 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:19 · BKN 19-11 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:20 · BKN 37-25 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q2 2:15 · BKN 58-36 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 9:32 · BKN 66-51 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:02 · BKN 73-64 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:08 · BKN 96-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
