⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 22- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 0:20 · CLE 31-27 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses technical free throw
Q1 5:52 · CLE 10-13 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:56 · CLE 63-73 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 4:56 · CLE 76-96 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
