⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of 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, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 6:23 · CHA 41-49 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vasilije Micic offensive foul
Q4 4:31 · CHA 100-104 CLE
- Turnover
Vasilije Micic turnover
Q4 4:31 · CHA 100-104 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 10:11 · CHA 3-13 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:20 · CHA 14-33 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 4:15 · CHA 100-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q3 4:24 · CHA 70-82 CLE
- Technical
Georges Niang technical foul
Q4 8:46 · CHA 87-97 CLE
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q4 5:05 · CHA 97-104 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
