⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:57 · CLE 8-0 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 6:05 · CLE 69-60 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 4:01 · CLE 95-89 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Drew Gooden Bad Pass. Stolen by P.J. Brown.
Q4 2:46 · CLE 89-89 NO
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · CLE 98-91 NO
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:45 · CLE 98-91 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 11:42 · CLE 53-56 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 1:02 · CLE 73-76 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:35 · CLE 87-87 NO
- Turnover
David Wesley Turnover
Q4 2:31 · CLE 89-89 NO
- Turnover
Lee Nailon Bad Pass. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 0:31 · CLE 98-91 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
