⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 48
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
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
- Go-ahead
Cedi Osman hit a driving layup
Q4 2:51 · CLE 107-106 NO
- Steal
Dean Wade stole it from Brandon Ingram
Q4 0:28 · CLE 107-112 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:00 · CLE 68-68 NO
- Winner
Brandon Ingram hit a 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:33 · CLE 107-108 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Naji Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:17 · CLE 102-104 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
Q4 0:28 · CLE 107-112 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
