⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40- A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:58 · NO 28-31 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zion Williamson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · NO 99-104 CLE
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:13 · NO 104-108 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:38 · NO 18-31 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:05 · NO 95-94 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 4:47 · NO 99-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Max Strus flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:50 · NO 99-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
