⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-1Q120-20
-2Q214-16
+5Q317-14
-10Q414-26
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
Key battles
12Free throws made21
6Blocks4
12Turnovers16
14Points off turnovers11
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
