⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-16 off them
- A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 27
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 5:29 · CHA 29-15 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 3:54 · CHA 59-49 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 4:27 · CHA 87-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier bad pass
Q4 4:37 · CHA 100-103 CLE
- Turnover
Nick Richards bad pass
Q4 4:10 · CHA 100-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Nick Richards misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:43 · CHA 106-107 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:01 · CHA 35-30 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:28 · CHA 89-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · CHA 100-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:33 · CHA 100-105 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHA 108-111 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
