⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
A 17-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 5 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 6:07 · CLE 92-83 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · CLE 95-87 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:41 · CLE 66-66 NO
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:08 · CLE 105-100 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robin Lopez turnover
Q4 3:20 · CLE 90-83 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
