⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q3 5:53 · BKN 67-89 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 29
Q4 1:41 · BKN 101-130 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q1 5:34 · BKN 15-30 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34
Q2 9:48 · BKN 22-56 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 37
Q4 8:00 · BKN 86-123 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q3 5:34 · BKN 60-89 CLE
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q4 8:55 · BKN 85-113 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 33 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
