⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 1:06 · NO 85-101 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:54 · NO 107-118 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 10:20 · NO 7-15 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
