⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up in the second quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:22 · CLE 34-25 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 7:42 · CLE 52-37 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 4:08 · CLE 99-96 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:24 · CLE 52-49 BKN
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 6 down to 13 up
Q2 1:15 · CLE 57-70 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
Q4 3:11 · CLE 93-96 BKN
- Turnover
Nic Claxton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · CLE 95-96 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:09 · CLE 97-96 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
