⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of twenty from three- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 37
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their five
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
- Go-ahead
Larry Hughes hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:39 · CLE 87-86 ATL
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a driving layup
OT 4:20 · CLE 92-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · CLE 83-80 ATL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 90-88 ATL
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:56 · CLE 92-95 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Ties it
Tyronn Lue hit a driving layup
Q4 0:00 · CLE 90-90 ATL
- Lead
Zaza Pachulia hit a layup, Tyronn Lue with the assist
OT 4:39 · CLE 90-92 ATL
- Winner
Tyronn Lue hit a 25-foot three jumper, Zaza Pachulia with the assist
OT 4:03 · CLE 92-95 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:46 · CLE 84-81 ATL
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · CLE 84-86 ATL
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · CLE 84-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 75% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
