⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 17-9 off them
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
Q2 9:26 · CLE 34-24 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:17 · CLE 55-44 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Lost Ball. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 4:43 · CLE 76-83 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Andre Miller.
Q4 4:05 · CLE 78-85 NO
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:27 · CLE 80-86 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
