⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 6
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
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 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:14 · CLE 19-23 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:24 · CLE 11-23 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 10:06 · CLE 79-102 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 2:42 · CLE 94-121 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kemba Walker flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:53 · CLE 39-44 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 11 | Threes made | 22 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 35 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
