⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first 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, 41 free throws to their 27- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 28-10 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Made one threes to their seven
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:59 · CLE 10-4 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 0:20 · CLE 85-90 ATL
- Missed FT
Luke Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 89-94 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 5:30 · CLE 14-21 ATL
- Steal
Al Harrington stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 0:20 · CLE 85-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · CLE 78-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · CLE 81-87 ATL
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · CLE 85-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
