⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:47 · CLE 20-14 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 3:05 · CLE 31-19 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q2 0:36 · CLE 65-44 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 4:30 · CLE 96-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 7:41 · CLE 69-58 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 3:04 · CLE 98-92 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
