⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 11 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, five of nine from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:39 · ATL 80-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:27 · ATL 95-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:27 · ATL 95-101 CLE
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue Bad Pass. Stolen by Robert Traylor.
Q4 0:24 · ATL 104-109 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:17 · ATL 82-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao Bad Pass. Stolen by Al Harrington.
Q4 4:56 · ATL 87-94 CLE
- Turnover
Eric Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Tony Delk.
Q4 4:09 · ATL 89-97 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:55 · ATL 102-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
