⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 18-4 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:27 · CHA 32-28 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:29 · CHA 91-87 CLE
- Steal
Brad Wanamaker stole it from Larry Nance Jr.
Q4 0:07 · CHA 108-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Devonte' Graham technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:55 · CHA 43-50 CLE
- Turnover
Terry Rozier lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · CHA 108-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 5:37 · CHA 38-48 CLE
- Steal
Darius Garland stole it from Terry Rozier
Q4 0:12 · CHA 108-102 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · CHA 102-95 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:52 · CHA 102-95 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:07 · CHA 108-102 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
