⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34- A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 25-7 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q2 7:50 · CLE 39-37 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:59 · CLE 61-47 ATL
- Steal
Ronald Murray stole it from Josh Smith
Q4 1:32 · CLE 96-90 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball
Q4 2:48 · CLE 92-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 100-99 ATL
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 100-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:53 · CLE 18-33 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:48 · CLE 83-80 ATL
- Steal
Al Harrington stole it from Anderson Varejao
Q4 2:48 · CLE 92-86 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 4:37 · CLE 90-84 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 1:32 · CLE 96-90 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
