⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Gerald Wallace
Q4 1:20 · CLE 82-83 CHA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · CLE 83-83 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · CLE 82-83 CHA
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · CLE 83-86 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Winner
Ronald Murray hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:56 · CLE 83-86 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson lost ball
Q4 4:05 · CLE 77-81 CHA
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace lost ball
Q4 1:20 · CLE 82-83 CHA
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · CLE 86-88 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
