⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:03 · NO 18-6 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 10:45 · NO 40-19 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q4 8:40 · NO 98-69 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18
Q3 0:00 · NO 87-69 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:18 · NO 98-79 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
