⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 26
A 13-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 30 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:45 · CLE 8-0 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 0:33 · CLE 74-48 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 35
Q3 10:12 · CLE 85-50 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Donovan Mitchell technical foul
Q2 0:52 · CLE 66-47 BKN
- Technical
Larry Nance Jr. technical foul
Q4 0:49 · CLE 112-84 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 43-point deficit to 30
Q3 0:55 · CLE 102-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Egor Demin misses technical free throw
Q4 0:49 · CLE 112-84 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
