⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 48 from three
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 76
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:28 · CLE 16-10 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 4:59 · CLE 28-19 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 3:20 · CLE 102-84 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:30 · CLE 53-51 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 22 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 76 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
