⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q1 11:47 · CLE 19-0 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:09 · CLE 52-40 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses technical free throw
Q3 0:05 · CLE 80-68 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q1 0:34 · CLE 34-24 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:16 · CLE 43-40 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:05 · CLE 80-68 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
