⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 31- Went cold from three, one of eight
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:48 · ATL 42-44 CLE
- Go-ahead
Chris Crawford made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Terry.
Q4 2:11 · ATL 98-97 CLE
- Go-ahead
Jason Terry made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:38 · ATL 100-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 3:27 · ATL 93-91 CLE
- Turnover
Jason Collier Bad Pass
Q4 1:01 · ATL 100-101 CLE
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 0:37 · ATL 100-103 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:07 · ATL 3-12 CLE
- Go-ahead
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made Layup. Assisted by LeBron James.
Q4 1:50 · ATL 98-99 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:15 · ATL 100-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:33 · ATL 91-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 3:25 · ATL 93-93 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · ATL 100-103 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
