⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 37
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:29 · CLE 70-71 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 6:18 · CLE 52-64 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman traveling
Q4 4:54 · CLE 70-74 NO
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez offensive foul (Ryan Hollins draws the foul)
Q4 3:21 · CLE 72-74 NO
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez turnover
Q4 3:21 · CLE 72-74 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
