⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 3:41 · CLE 46-28 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:33 · CLE 7-2 CHA
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q3 3:25 · CLE 60-55 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:39 · CLE 60-55 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q3 3:25 · CLE 60-55 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
