⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+8Q131-24
-9Q215-21
+7Q329-15
0Q424-26
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
9Blocks2
28Free throws made11
23%Three-point accuracy33%
3Threes made5
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
