⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+17Q132-13
-1Q224-28
+2Q319-22
+2Q431-26
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 28-20 off them
Key battles
43%Three-point accuracy16%
3Blocks7
23Turnovers15
45%Shooting from the field33%
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
