⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-7 off them- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 46
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:11 · CLE 65-67 NO
- Winner
Jeff McInnis made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
Q4 2:59 · CLE 94-91 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:47 · CLE 97-93 NO
- Missed FT
Kevin Ollie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · CLE 101-96 NO
- Missed FT
Carlos Boozer missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · CLE 102-99 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q1 4:16 · CLE 13-35 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:27 · CLE 91-90 NO
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:35 · CLE 97-93 NO
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 1:08 · CLE 99-94 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
