⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:40 · CHA 32-39 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Carroll misses technical free throw
Q2 11:45 · CHA 20-32 CLE
- Technical
Brevin Knight technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:24 · CHA 66-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 5:39 · CHA 32-49 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
