⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:33 · CLE 25-18 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 10:43 · CLE 42-25 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 5:44 · CLE 87-66 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q2 2:02 · CLE 63-51 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:39 · CLE 115-105 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
LaMelo Ball technical foul
Q4 7:22 · CLE 103-84 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
