⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 2:54 · CLE 86-86 NO
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 2:18 · CLE 88-88 NO
- Winner
Isaac Okoro hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · CLE 91-90 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Lamar Stevens and Jose Alvarado
Q2 4:26 · CLE 32-34 NO
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:36 · CLE 53-53 NO
- Missed FT
Lamar Stevens misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · CLE 93-90 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:39 · CLE 0-8 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 1:04 · CLE 60-68 NO
- Lead
Devonte' Graham hit a 10-foot pullup jump shot, Jonas Valanciunas with the assist
Q4 1:59 · CLE 88-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Herbert Jones offensive foul
Q4 3:16 · CLE 84-86 NO
- Turnover
Herbert Jones turnover
Q4 3:16 · CLE 84-86 NO
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
