⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, four of 22 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:56 · CHA 14-6 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 4:39 · CHA 27-10 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 8:19 · CHA 69-52 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nazr Mohammed flagrant foul type 1 (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)
Q4 4:39 · CHA 89-79 CLE
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace turnover
Q4 1:08 · CHA 97-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:00 · CHA 87-77 CLE
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison bad pass
Q4 0:37 · CHA 99-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
