⏱️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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 4:35 · CLE 47-36 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 8:22 · CLE 63-51 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown lost ball
Q4 2:36 · CLE 88-82 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:49 · CLE 47-44 CHA
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Devin Brown
Q4 2:36 · CLE 88-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses technical free throw
Q4 9:12 · CLE 77-66 CHA
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:41 · CLE 85-79 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
