⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 eight threes to their one- They went cold, one of nine from three
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
- Steal
Anderson Varejao stole it from Devin Brown
Q4 0:12 · CLE 97-89 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Snow technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 11:38 · CLE 77-65 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:29 · CLE 81-79 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Jackson bad pass
Q4 3:40 · CLE 86-83 NO
- Turnover
Devin Brown lost ball
Q4 0:12 · CLE 97-89 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
