⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:10 · CLE 84-88 CHA
- Steal
Lonzo Ball stole it from Sion James
Q4 0:24 · CLE 107-108 CHA
- Go-ahead
Jaylon Tyson hit a 4-foot driving floating jump shot, Darius Garland with the assist
Q4 0:21 · CLE 109-108 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:13 · CLE 101-104 CHA
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
OT 0:23 · CLE 111-115 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:49 · CLE 60-75 CHA
- Ties it
Brandon Miller hit a 31-foot threeer, Sion James with the assist
Q4 0:04 · CLE 111-111 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 0:04 · CLE 111-119 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:47 · CLE 107-108 CHA
- Turnover
Sion James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · CLE 107-108 CHA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:34 · CLE 111-111 CHA
📊The numbers
| CLE | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
