⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:23 · CLE 61-53 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 8:08 · CLE 82-61 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 6:37 · CLE 111-85 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:34 · CLE 46-44 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 1:12 · CLE 121-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nikola Jokic flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:32 · CLE 78-61 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
