⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 27- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 55
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 dragged them back level
Q3 5:31 · CLE 76-76 CHA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a two point shot
Q4 1:48 · CLE 99-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:48 · CLE 94-98 CHA
- Turnover
Kevin Love offensive foul
Q4 1:04 · CLE 99-99 CHA
- Turnover
Kevin Love turnover
Q4 1:04 · CLE 99-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:10 · CLE 70-74 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:59 · CLE 93-94 CHA
- Missed FT
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · CLE 97-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 24 | Blocks | 17 |
