⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, eleven of eighteen from three
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 39
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 7:48 · NO 47-37 CLE
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 2:55 · NO 94-94 CLE
- Ties it
Desmond Mason hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NO 101-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NO 100-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NO 100-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:41 · NO 63-61 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a 5-foot jumper
Q4 2:38 · NO 94-96 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · NO 96-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:39 · NO 58-50 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · NO 96-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · NO 98-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
