⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 5:46 · NO 66-64 CLE
- Go-ahead
Tyreke Evans hit a driving layup, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 1:00 · NO 97-96 CLE
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 0:31 · NO 100-98 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:10 · NO 6-16 CLE
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup
Q4 0:44 · NO 97-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · NO 85-93 CLE
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · NO 88-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · NO 95-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
