⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:56 · CLE 22-13 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 3:53 · CLE 44-30 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 2:29 · CLE 85-74 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:37 · CLE 41-30 NO
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · CLE 51-36 NO
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:29 · CLE 85-74 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
