⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-7 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 6:48 · CHA 43-32 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · CHA 76-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:39 · CHA 43-40 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson offensive foul (Gerald Henderson draws the foul)
Q4 3:31 · CHA 77-84 CLE
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson turnover
Q4 3:31 · CHA 77-84 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CHA 87-90 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
