⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+1Q124-25
-1Q221-22
-6Q320-27
0Q419-23
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
Key battles
14%Three-point accuracy55%
1Threes made6
6Offensive rebounds13
9Points off turnovers16
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:52 · CLE 57-68 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
