⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 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 better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 49
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 cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:18 · BKN 72-88 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:44 · BKN 97-108 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 11:43 · BKN 55-69 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 7:32 · BKN 60-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:49 · BKN 104-112 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · BKN 109-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
