⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+1Q130-27
+4Q229-27
-4Q330-36
-9Q423-33
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
8Fast break points14
3Blocks1
34Points off turnovers23
7Offensive rebounds11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 18
Q4 10:46 · CLE 91-109 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
