⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
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 dragged them back level
Q4 9:21 · CLE 101-101 DEN
- Winner
Darius Garland hit a 26-foot three jumper, Donovan Mitchell with the assist
Q4 2:13 · CLE 107-105 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 4:21 · CLE 111-105 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 8:59 · CLE 65-71 DEN
- Missed FT
Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:43 · CLE 103-105 DEN
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass turnover
Q4 3:12 · CLE 104-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 0:00 · CLE 62-66 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 10:02 · CLE 65-76 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:47 · CLE 86-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Jones lost ball turnover
Q4 2:34 · CLE 104-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| CLE | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
