⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 0:49 · CLE 77-98 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jalen Jones and Jahlil Okafor
Q4 2:44 · CLE 90-125 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:39 · CLE 50-61 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 11:13 · CLE 52-76 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 33
Q4 9:55 · CLE 79-112 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
