⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
+10Q131-17
+1Q230-27
+3Q318-9
-2Q423-23
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, 26 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23
Key battles
21Free throws made10
30Assists16
12Steals6
13Turnovers23
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
