⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- Made ten threes to their twenty
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:17 · CHA 64-62 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 5:13 · CHA 17-23 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 2:39 · CHA 20-33 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:51 · CHA 33-47 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:04 · CHA 101-107 CLE
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:09 · CHA 105-112 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 20 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
