⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:13 · CLE 24-14 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · CLE 95-89 NO
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · CLE 95-89 NO
- Turnover
Mo Williams lost ball
Q4 2:32 · CLE 95-89 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:45 · CLE 28-25 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 7:03 · CLE 37-41 NO
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Mo Williams
Q4 2:32 · CLE 95-89 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
