⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 1:55 · CLE 65-60 CHA
- Go-ahead
Kyrie Irving hit a driving layup
Q4 0:52 · CLE 80-79 CHA
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:25 · CLE 82-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · CLE 78-75 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 11:02 · CLE 25-27 CHA
- Go-ahead
Kemba Walker hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 0:32 · CLE 80-82 CHA
- Lead
Al Jefferson hit a 16-foot jumper, Chris Douglas-Roberts with the assist
OT 4:35 · CLE 82-84 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker lost ball turnover
OT 2:19 · CLE 87-86 CHA
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:11 · CLE 91-92 CHA
- Missed FT
Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:02 · CLE 94-96 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
