⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 51 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 5:11 · ATL 23-16 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:12 · ATL 65-58 CLE
- Steal
Joe Johnson stole it from Damon Jones
Q4 1:54 · ATL 93-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:32 · ATL 93-94 CLE
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:32 · ATL 93-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 9:07 · ATL 84-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · ATL 93-93 CLE
- Turnover
Damon Jones lost ball
Q4 1:54 · ATL 93-99 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 38 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
