⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 37 free throws to their twenty
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
- Steal
Danny Wolf stole it from James Harden
Q4 1:02 · BKN 94-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Day'Ron Sharpe bad pass turnover
Q4 4:03 · BKN 88-94 CLE
- Turnover
Day'Ron Sharpe bad pass turnover
Q4 2:19 · BKN 92-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Danny Wolf misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · BKN 102-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 6:39 · BKN 64-70 CLE
- Steal
Jarrett Allen stole it from Day'Ron Sharpe
Q4 2:19 · BKN 92-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:35 · BKN 92-98 CLE
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:15 · BKN 99-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 102-105 CLE
📊The numbers
| BKN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
