⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q3 2:32 · CLE 85-62 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul
Q2 7:37 · CLE 32-30 CHA
- Technical
Jeff McInnis Technical Foul
Q3 3:49 · CLE 69-60 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 6:09 · CLE 11-19 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:49 · CLE 69-60 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
