⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 5:58 · CHA 46-38 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 4:39 · CHA 92-91 CLE
- Go-ahead
D.J. White hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 2:54 · CHA 92-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:36 · CHA 94-95 CLE
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:07 · CHA 94-95 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:03 · CHA 67-62 CLE
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 2:38 · CHA 92-93 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:00 · CHA 94-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · CHA 94-100 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
