⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, 60 rebounds to 47- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 26
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 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:10 · CHA 44-58 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:03 · CHA 69-76 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kon Knueppel technical foul
Q4 10:10 · CHA 69-76 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:29 · CHA 0-8 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 10:04 · CHA 23-45 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 7:32 · CHA 73-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dean Wade offensive foul
Q4 0:27 · CHA 85-91 CLE
- Turnover
Dean Wade offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:27 · CHA 85-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CHA 87-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
