⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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.

Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 7:34 · CLE 24-13 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emoni Bates bad pass
Q4 3:48 · CLE 108-107 CHA
- Turnover
Isaiah Mobley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:58 · CLE 110-115 CHA
- Turnover
Emoni Bates bad pass
Q4 1:43 · CLE 110-117 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:14 · CLE 44-41 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 5:34 · CLE 108-112 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 2:38 · CLE 110-120 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JT Thor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · CLE 110-112 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 19 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 36 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |









