⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 28- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their eight
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:18 · CHA 98-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Hawes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:22 · CHA 86-77 CLE
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:49 · CHA 98-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q2 4:09 · CHA 49-58 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:41 · CHA 98-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:26 · CHA 95-83 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
