⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fifteen- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:49 · CHA 94-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Terry Rozier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:41 · CHA 9-22 CLE
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses technical free throw
Q2 0:31 · CHA 48-63 CLE
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 3:30 · CHA 97-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 8:10 · CHA 7-15 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 5:35 · CHA 9-25 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 2:44 · CHA 73-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lauri Markkanen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · CHA 100-106 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHA 106-109 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CHA 110-113 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 12 | Blocks | 7 |
