⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 3:15 · CLE 93-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · CLE 82-78 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Kapono Offensive Foul
Q4 4:07 · CLE 82-78 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Kapono Foul
Q4 4:07 · CLE 82-78 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:09 · CLE 11-22 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Kapono.
Q4 4:18 · CLE 82-78 ATL
- Turnover
Boris Diaw Offensive Foul
Q4 3:57 · CLE 82-78 ATL
- Turnover
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Lost Ball. Stolen by LeBron James.
Q4 3:00 · CLE 85-80 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
