⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 2:27 · CLE 25-11 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q1 0:30 · CLE 36-12 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 8:06 · CLE 76-48 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:16 · CLE 58-40 CHA
- Technical
Juwan Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:16 · CLE 58-40 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
