⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:29 · CHA 80-87 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 1:50 · CHA 101-98 CLE
- Lead
Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Terry Rozier with the assist
Q4 0:46 · CHA 101-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 0:00 · CHA 101-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 1:18 · CHA 46-56 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 6:51 · CHA 56-70 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:32 · CHA 65-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Goodwin offensive foul
Q4 2:38 · CHA 90-95 CLE
- Turnover
Brandon Goodwin turnover
Q4 2:38 · CHA 90-95 CLE
- Turnover
Brandon Goodwin bad pass
Q4 1:08 · CHA 98-98 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
