⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 21- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:12 · CHA 18-11 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:03 · CHA 104-95 CLE
- Ties it
Damion Baugh hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 1:01 · CHA 110-110 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
DaQuan Jeffries flagrant foul type 1
Q1 9:40 · CHA 7-8 CLE
- Turnover
Damion Baugh bad pass
Q4 1:52 · CHA 106-106 CLE
- Turnover
Miles Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · CHA 110-112 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:37 · CHA 48-60 CLE
- Ties it
Evan Mobley hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:16 · CHA 106-106 CLE
- Winner
De'Andre Hunter hit a two point shot
Q4 0:43 · CHA 110-112 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHA 117-118 CLE
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHA 117-118 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 43 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
