⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:51 · CLE 22-12 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Clark bad pass
Q4 3:08 · CLE 73-81 CHA
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:34 · CLE 73-81 CHA
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:20 · CLE 78-85 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:43 · CLE 56-55 CHA
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Tristan Thompson
Q4 2:34 · CLE 73-81 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CLE 78-86 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
