⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 46 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 32
- A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 8:08 · CHA 50-39 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33
Q3 6:44 · CHA 100-67 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Coby White flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:03 · CHA 107-84 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 11:36 · CHA 107-88 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 23 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. ReidC Double-double | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 10-26 | 4-9 | 1-2 | +16 |
R. KalkbrennerC | 35 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +20 |
G. AllenG | 34 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 8-14 | 6-12 | 5-6 | -1 |
C. WhiteG | 20 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 4-5 | -6 |
S. JamesG | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +18 |
R. O'NealeF | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
T. SalaunF | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 3-3 | -3 |
C. AndersonG | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +6 |
L. McNeeleyG | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
H. SteinbachF | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 124 | 49 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 44-93 | 23-46 | 13-16 |
Did not playM. Ajayi (coach's decision), P. Hall (coach's decision)
Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. AllenC | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -9 |
E. MobleyC | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | -24 |
J. HardenG | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 3-3 | -22 |
D. MitchellG | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -3 |
P. WatsonG | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -10 |
M. ThomasG | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -1 |
T. ProctorG | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | -20 |
M. HezonjaF | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -16 |
C. Porter Jr.G | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +7 |
R. MinixF | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
T. BryantC | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3-3 | +18 |
N. OmierC | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Team | 112 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 42-82 | 14-35 | 14-18 |
