⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eight- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 28
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 11:39 · DEN 73-56 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 5:31 · DEN 120-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul
Q4 12:00 · DEN 101-77 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 21 | Threes made | 8 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
