⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 11:37 · NO 58-42 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:03 · NO 82-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q1 4:43 · NO 14-10 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
