⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of twenty from three
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 26-15 off them
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 19
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 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:54 · CHA 79-81 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:43 · CHA 88-87 CLE
- Winner
Adam Morrison hit a 29-foot three jumper
OT 2:15 · CHA 99-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Adam Morrison misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · CHA 87-87 CLE
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 1:59 · CHA 90-92 CLE
- Turnover
Raymond Felton turnover
Q4 1:59 · CHA 90-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 7:52 · CHA 26-39 CLE
- Lead
Larry Hughes hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 3:42 · CHA 94-95 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:39 · CHA 96-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sasha Pavlovic lost ball
Q4 0:34 · CHA 92-94 CLE
- Turnover
Drew Gooden offensive foul (Walter Herrmann draws the foul)
OT 3:03 · CHA 96-95 CLE
- Turnover
Drew Gooden turnover
OT 3:03 · CHA 96-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
