⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 38 free throws to their 27- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:32 · CLE 40-30 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 4:30 · CLE 60-46 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 0:04 · CLE 101-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peyton Watson offensive foul
Q4 0:26 · CLE 120-114 BKN
- Turnover
Peyton Watson offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:26 · CLE 120-114 BKN
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · CLE 122-118 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:04 · CLE 120-114 BKN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Day'Ron Sharpe flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:04 · CLE 50-46 BKN
- Flagrant
Day'Ron Sharpe flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:54 · CLE 108-97 BKN
- Turnover
Noah Clowney inbound turnover
Q4 0:26 · CLE 120-116 BKN
📊The numbers
| CLE | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 16 | Threes made | 20 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. AllenC | 27 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 7-8 | 1-1 | 6-8 | +3 |
E. MobleyC Double-double | 35 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 4-7 | -8 |
J. HardenG | 33 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 9-11 | -3 |
D. MitchellG | 35 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 6-6 | +5 |
P. WatsonG | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | -7 |
J. TysonG | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +7 |
S. MerrillG | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +7 |
M. HezonjaF | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +8 |
T. ProctorG | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
C. Porter Jr.G | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 125 | 45 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 40-79 | 16-38 | 29-38 |
Did not playT. Enaruna (coach's decision), R. Minix (coach's decision), T. Bryant (coach's decision), M. Thomas (coach's decision)
Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. RandleF | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 7-8 | +6 |
M. Porter Jr.F | 33 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 10-18 | 4-9 | 4-4 | +5 |
D. SharpeC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
K. EllisG | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -16 |
E. DeminG | 31 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 7-7 | +7 |
C. JohnsonF | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -7 |
M. Brown Jr.G | 20 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
N. ClowneyF | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +2 |
M. WagnerC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | -12 |
J. MinottF | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
N. TraoreG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Team | 121 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 39-98 | 20-49 | 23-27 |
Did not playD. Wolf (coach's decision), T. Mann (coach's decision), D. Powell (coach's decision), B. Saraf (coach's decision)
