⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made one threes to their seven- Gave up second chances, eighteen 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:48 · NO 88-81 CLE
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 1:45 · NO 91-89 CLE
- Steal
Jannero Pargo stole it from Daniel Gibson
Q4 0:39 · NO 93-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:35 · NO 88-86 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:33 · NO 21-27 CLE
- Ties it
Daniel Gibson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Eric Snow with the assist
Q4 2:35 · NO 89-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Gibson lost ball
Q4 0:39 · NO 93-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
