⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:35 · CLE 15-13 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 10:11 · CLE 67-55 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q4 10:22 · CLE 100-84 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 2:03 · CLE 27-36 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
