⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:46 · NO 24-16 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 10:45 · NO 61-54 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q2 4:05 · NO 37-38 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Person Technical Foul
Q2 0:57 · NO 46-47 CLE
- Technical
Tyrone Hill Technical Foul
Q3 3:44 · NO 72-66 CLE
- Technical
Tyrone Hill Technical Foul
Q3 3:44 · NO 72-66 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
