⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-9 off them
- A 26-0 run took them from 8 down to 18 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 26-0 run
A 26-0 run took them from 8 down to 18 up
Q1 8:18 · ATL 28-10 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:15 · ATL 57-35 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q3 7:16 · ATL 72-43 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ricky Davis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:16 · ATL 17-10 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
