⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten
- Went cold from three, three of fourteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 5:37 · CLE 40-35 CHA
- Lead
Drew Gooden made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
OT 4:43 · CLE 89-87 CHA
- Lead
Drew Gooden made 1 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
OT 3:27 · CLE 91-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul. Ilgauskas's 6th Personal Foul, Cleveland's 1st Team Foul.
OT 1:47 · CLE 93-91 CHA
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
OT 1:47 · CLE 93-91 CHA
- Turnover
Eric Snow Bad Pass
OT 0:33 · CLE 97-95 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:28 · CLE 59-67 CHA
- Ties it
Primoz Brezec made 10 ft jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
OT 4:30 · CLE 89-89 CHA
- Ties it
Gerald Wallace made two point shot. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
OT 3:08 · CLE 91-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight Bad Pass
Q4 1:13 · CLE 85-87 CHA
- Turnover
Keith Bogans Lost Ball. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Q4 0:11 · CLE 87-87 CHA
- Turnover
Emeka Okafor Lost Ball. Stolen by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
OT 4:54 · CLE 87-87 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
