⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 9:22 · CLE 51-47 ATL
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Anthony Johnson
Q4 2:40 · CLE 83-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 92-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 3:01 · CLE 37-45 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · CLE 83-81 ATL
- Turnover
Anthony Johnson bad pass
Q4 2:40 · CLE 83-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
