⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+14Q135-19
+2Q231-28
+3Q325-21
-2Q418-19
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33
Key battles
13Threes made4
62%Three-point accuracy33%
21Fast break points10
3Blocks6
🏀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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 8:52 · CLE 15-4 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
