⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 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 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:06 · CLE 16-8 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 3:02 · CLE 33-21 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:28 · CLE 83-72 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · CLE 105-97 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:33 · CLE 70-66 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:12 · CLE 84-80 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:18 · CLE 113-105 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cody Zeller offensive foul (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · CLE 103-95 CHA
- Turnover
Cody Zeller turnover
Q4 4:50 · CLE 103-95 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
