⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q1 1:51 · BKN 40-20 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Goran Dragic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:02 · BKN 87-75 CLE
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:14 · BKN 105-97 CLE
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · BKN 105-97 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
