⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Lead
Jamaal Magloire made dunk. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
OT 3:54 · NO 103-101 CLE
- Lead
J.R. Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
OT 3:09 · NO 106-103 CLE
- Lead
P.J. Brown made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Dan Dickau.
OT 0:24 · NO 108-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lee Nailon Bad Pass
Q4 0:09 · NO 99-100 CLE
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
OT 3:54 · NO 103-101 CLE
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
OT 1:00 · NO 106-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:27 · NO 84-77 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:03 · NO 89-89 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 4:41 · NO 91-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James Offensive Foul. His 4th Personal Foul.
Q4 1:23 · NO 97-99 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James Lost Ball. Stolen by Lee Nailon.
Q4 0:11 · NO 99-100 CLE
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
OT 4:33 · NO 101-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
