⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 25 from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 23-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:54 · CLE 72-65 CHA
- Go-ahead
Damon Jones hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
OT 2:21 · CLE 111-109 CHA
- Lead
Flip Murray hit a 24-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
OT 1:42 · CLE 114-111 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · CLE 96-96 CHA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · CLE 99-98 CHA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 3:39 · CLE 108-106 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Ties it
Raymond Felton hit a driving layup
Q4 0:51 · CLE 100-100 CHA
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a driving layup
Q4 0:20 · CLE 101-103 CHA
- Ties it
Bernard Robinson hit a 11-foot jumper
OT 3:15 · CLE 108-108 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alan Anderson bad pass
Q4 4:11 · CLE 90-92 CHA
- Missed FT
Jake Voskuhl misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 101-104 CHA
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:45 · CLE 108-108 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
