⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 25 free throws to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, ten of 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley bad pass
Q4 1:42 · CLE 101-99 BKN
- Missed FT
Isaac Okoro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:18 · CLE 101-99 BKN
- Turnover
Evan Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · CLE 109-104 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 11:00 · CLE 53-71 BKN
- Steal
Cameron Johnson stole it from Evan Mobley
Q4 1:42 · CLE 101-99 BKN
- Steal
Cameron Johnson stole it from Evan Mobley
Q4 0:00 · CLE 109-104 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cameron Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · CLE 101-99 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
