⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:13 · NO 41-49 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:02 · NO 93-95 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 4:09 · NO 102-97 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:45 · NO 0-9 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 4:50 · NO 8-27 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro lost ball turnover
Q4 1:35 · NO 99-97 CLE
- Missed FT
Isaac Okoro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:22 · NO 102-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
