⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:03 · CLE 59-66 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Max Strus misses technical free throw
Q3 2:59 · CLE 76-86 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:23 · CLE 9-19 NO
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 4:16 · CLE 49-64 NO
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q3 4:20 · CLE 76-94 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
