⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 26 from three
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:06 · CHA 19-19 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:59 · CHA 100-107 CLE
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 3:03 · CHA 102-109 CLE
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 0:53 · CHA 105-113 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 10:44 · CHA 70-73 CLE
- Steal
JR Smith stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 0:53 · CHA 105-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:31 · CHA 105-113 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 19 | Blocks | 24 |
