⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their seven
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 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:56 · BKN 68-83 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:18 · BKN 120-121 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Noah Clowney technical foul
Q4 10:14 · BKN 93-110 CLE
- Turnover
Cam Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · BKN 115-121 CLE
- Turnover
Nic Claxton lost ball turnover
Q4 3:08 · BKN 120-123 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:21 · BKN 7-18 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 11:45 · BKN 51-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · BKN 120-123 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · BKN 120-126 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · BKN 120-126 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 19 | Threes made | 18 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
