⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, six turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 24-7 off them- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 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 cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 7:45 · CHA 43-53 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:37 · CHA 52-56 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:24 · CHA 104-114 CLE
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:56 · CHA 104-116 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 4:48 · CHA 19-32 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q2 11:36 · CHA 32-49 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 1:55 · CHA 57-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q4 3:24 · CHA 104-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
