⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 1:34 · CHA 29-19 CLE
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Mo Williams
Q4 2:15 · CHA 92-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson offensive foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)
Q4 1:35 · CHA 92-85 CLE
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson turnover
Q4 1:35 · CHA 92-85 CLE
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHA 93-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:20 · CHA 74-59 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:15 · CHA 80-69 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams offensive foul (Stephen Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 3:11 · CHA 92-85 CLE
- Turnover
Mo Williams turnover
Q4 3:11 · CHA 92-85 CLE
- Turnover
Mo Williams lost ball
Q4 2:15 · CHA 92-85 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
