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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nets | 17 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 109 |
 Cavaliers | 20 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 119 |
BKNTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKN | 42-8151.9% | 14-3737.8% | 11-1668.8% | 42 | 26 | 19 |
| CLE | 43-8252.4% | 14-3441.2% | 19-2770.4% | 33 | 21 | 10 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers119| 33 | 33 | 11-17 | 4-7 | 7-9 | 0 | +20 | +12.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 0 | +10 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 14 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +5.4 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | ||||||
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| 28 | 18 | 8-13 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 12 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 16 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.6 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.1 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.2 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 119 | 43-8252.4% | 14-3441.2% | 33 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 19-2770.4% | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 46 points on 18 for 35 shooting
Brooklyn Nets109| 35 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −7.5 | |||||
| 30 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | −6 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 20 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |||||
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| 29 | 18 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 0-2 | +2 | +5.9 | ||||||||
| 23 | 9 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 19 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.5 | ||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 12 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.8 | ||
| Team | 109 | 42-8151.9% | 14-3737.8% | 42 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 11-1668.8% | 8 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 49 points on 19 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Timofey Mozgov and Isaiah Whitehead (coach’s decision); Trevor Booker (injury/illness).
Cavaliers119Nets109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James scored 33 points (23 in the fourth quarter), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-109 for their sixth straight win.
Kevin Love’s free throw put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 4:50 left in the fourth quarter.
The Nets got within 108-105 on Rondae Hollis-Jefferson’s layup with 2:55 to play, but James answered with a jumper, and the Nets got no closer.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Nets 14-8. James (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 13 of the Cavaliers’ 14 on 5 for 5 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Spencer Dinwiddie had 5 of his 10 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Hollis-Jefferson that tied the game.
James scored 23 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Hollis-Jefferson scored 20 points on 8 for 11 shooting, and Joe Harris added 18 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Nets turned it over 19 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Cavaliers outscored the Nets 15-2 on the fast break.
Cleveland CavaliersBrooklyn NetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 81 shots: 11.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-28 | 78.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-6 | 16.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-13 | 46.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-21 | 38.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarre Carroll | 41 | 9 | 4-7 | −5 |
| Caris LeVert | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Allen Crabbe | 4 | 8 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 18 | 4 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Tyler Zeller | 15 | 6 | 3-6 | +2 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 5 | 2 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 22 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Sean Kilpatrick | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BKN
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Highest Leverage Moments
Dinwiddie 31' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q4 7:04
14.8%
73→58
Green 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (James 5 AST)
Q4 6:41
14.8%
58→73
Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
Q4 7:53
14.1%
68→82
James 1' Putback Layup (19 PTS)
Q4 4:04
13.6%
68→82
Hollis-Jefferson Dunk (18 PTS) (Dinwiddie 8 AST)
Q4 3:51
13.6%
82→68
