⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:54 · NO 30-19 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:54 · NO 59-42 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 11:47 · NO 103-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · NO 119-116 CLE
- Missed FT
Solomon Hill misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NO 122-119 CLE
- Missed FT
Terrence Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NO 123-119 CLE

Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:57 · NO 103-94 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:41 · NO 117-111 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:31 · NO 124-122 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyronn Lue technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:43 · NO 46-33 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James double personal turnover
Q4 0:57 · NO 120-116 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:28 · NO 120-116 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% | Shooting from the field | 0% |
| 0 | Threes made | 0 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 0 | Free throws made | 0 |
| 0 | Rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Offensive rebounds | 0 |
| 0 | Assists | 0 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Steals | 0 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |








