⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:17 · CLE 44-33 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:21 · CLE 87-82 CHA
- Lead
Collin Sexton hit a 23-foot three jumper, Darius Garland with the assist
Q4 2:30 · CLE 103-100 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love traveling
Q4 4:58 · CLE 100-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:51 · CLE 24-27 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:17 · CLE 100-100 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 2:13 · CLE 103-108 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:46 · CLE 100-100 CHA
- Turnover
Terry Rozier lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · CLE 103-103 CHA
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 106-108 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
