⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:51 · CHA 35-42 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:41 · CHA 46-46 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:36 · CHA 51-52 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:49 · CHA 12-21 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:49 · CHA 108-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Drew technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:00 · CHA 102-86 CLE
- Technical
Larry Drew technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:00 · CHA 103-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
