⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 14
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:10 · NO 26-19 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 7:26 · NO 48-36 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · NO 115-123 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:43 · NO 0-8 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:11 · NO 48-46 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q3 10:30 · NO 63-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell traveling
Q4 4:53 · NO 106-114 CLE
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · NO 108-116 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · NO 115-123 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 33 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
