⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 54 points inside to 34
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:02 · CLE 101-97 BKN
- Steal
Isaac Okoro stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:17 · CLE 110-107 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:26 · CLE 108-105 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:59 · CLE 7-13 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:26 · CLE 85-85 BKN
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from Evan Mobley
Q4 1:26 · CLE 108-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:17 · CLE 110-107 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
