⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in overtime- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 19
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:14 · CLE 13-7 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:29 · CLE 90-74 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
2OT 3:54 · CLE 132-122 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · CLE 105-102 CHA
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · CLE 105-102 CHA
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
2OT 4:44 · CLE 120-120 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:20 · CLE 92-85 CHA
- Lead
Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Terry Rozier with the assist
OT 3:57 · CLE 108-111 CHA
- Lead
Terry Rozier hit a 27-foot three jumper, Gordon Hayward with the assist
OT 0:22 · CLE 117-120 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive foul
Q4 2:09 · CLE 98-91 CHA
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. lost ball turnover
2OT 3:44 · CLE 123-122 CHA
- Turnover
P.J. Washington lost ball turnover
2OT 2:48 · CLE 125-122 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
