⏱️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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 31- Looked after the ball, twenty turnovers to their 27
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
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Q4 1:35 · CHA 82-81 CLE
- Steal
Emeka Okafor stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 0:31 · CHA 84-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace turnover
Q4 2:05 · CHA 82-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · CHA 82-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · CHA 82-81 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:17 · CHA 2-8 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:35 · CHA 11-19 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass
Q4 1:35 · CHA 82-81 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Hughes lost ball
Q4 0:31 · CHA 84-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:23 · CHA 86-83 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
