⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lonzo Ball flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:04 · NO 64-42 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:15 · NO 95-83 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q2 4:04 · NO 64-43 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses technical free throw
Q4 8:51 · NO 103-85 CLE
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses technical free throw
Q4 6:48 · NO 107-88 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
