⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 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 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:14 · CLE 42-43 NO
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 3:50 · CLE 90-100 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 7:13 · CLE 100-118 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
