⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 28- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:59 · CLE 16-4 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 10:09 · CLE 38-21 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tristan Thompson flagrant foul type 2
Q4 9:51 · CLE 81-71 BKN
- Missed FT
Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · CLE 109-100 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:55 · CLE 80-71 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nic Claxton misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 9:51 · CLE 80-71 BKN
- Technical
Nic Claxton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:51 · CLE 81-71 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
