⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
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 6 down to 5 up
Q4 10:18 · CLE 77-72 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:47 · CLE 85-76 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer Lane Violation
Q4 3:18 · CLE 82-76 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · CLE 0-8 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 4:20 · CLE 79-76 NO
- Turnover
P.J. Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Carlos Boozer.
Q4 3:51 · CLE 79-76 NO
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 1:47 · CLE 85-78 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
