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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 28 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 121 |
 Nets | 30 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 114 |
CLETeam statsBKN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 44-8750.6% | 12-2842.9% | 21-2680.8% | 49 | 25 | 11 |
| BKN | 38-8345.8% | 17-3745.9% | 21-2680.8% | 38 | 27 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers121| 38 | 37 | 14-19 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 0 | +11 | +17.3 | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +13 | +6.3 | ||||||||
| 33 | 20 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.5 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.6 | |||
| 19 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.0 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 121 | 44-8750.6% | 12-2842.9% | 49 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 21-2680.8% | 11 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 32 shooting
Did not play: London Perrantes and Ante Zizic (coach’s decision).
Brooklyn Nets114| 34 | 18 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | +4 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 15 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0 | −12 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-11 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −6.6 | |||||
| 21 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 30, Season high (his best before, 21) | 11-14 | 6-7, Season high (his best before, 5) | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | +15.9 | |||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.0 | |||||
| 25 | 16 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −2 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.8 | ||||||
| Team | 114 | 38-8345.8% | 17-3745.9% | 38 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 21-2680.8% | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 60 points on 21 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Timofey Mozgov, Jahlil Okafor, Nik Stauskas and Quincy Acy (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers121Nets114ClickTap 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 had 37 points (24 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 17-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-114 for their fifth straight win.
The Nets led 100-99 when George Hill’s driving layup put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 5:58 left. They pulled away to a 116-106 lead with 1:44 left.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Nets 8-0. James (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Hill had 5 assists, 4 with the game within 5 points.
Kevin Love had 20 points (8 in the second quarter) and 15 rebounds. James and Hill set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them during the 17-6 run.
For the Nets, Joe Harris scored a season-high 30 points on 11 for 14 shooting off the bench, and DeMarre Carroll added 18 points.
The Cavaliers grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to the Nets’ 7. The Cavaliers outscored the Nets 27-14 in 8 minutes with James, Love, Hill, Clarkson and Hood on the floor together.
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 87 shots: 9.3 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 | 18-28 | 64.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-22 | 40.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarre Carroll | 35 | 16 | 6-7 | +4 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 25 | 10 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Caris LeVert | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 23 | 2 | 1-6 | −4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 11 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Dante Cunningham | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caris LeVert | 22 | 6 | 3-4 | −1 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Allen Crabbe | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 9 | 3-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
BKN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Dinwiddie 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
Q4 8:15
17.6%
40→58
Clarkson 1' Driving Dunk (16 PTS) (Love 4 AST)
Q4 7:26
14.7%
58→43
G. Hill 2' Driving Layup (15 PTS) (James 7 AST)
Q4 5:58
14.7%
58→43
Clarkson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (G. Hill 1 AST)
Q4 11:26
13.6%
66→53
Hood 18' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q4 8:39
13.5%
54→40
