⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:59 · ATL 17-14 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 11:11 · ATL 46-33 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Daniel Gibson draws the foul)
Q4 4:35 · ATL 75-67 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:02 · ATL 77-72 CLE
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · ATL 79-72 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Drew Gooden technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:40 · ATL 41-33 CLE
- Turnover
Drew Gooden traveling
Q4 1:46 · ATL 77-72 CLE
- Missed FT
Devin Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:02 · ATL 80-72 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 0 | Threes made | 4 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 78 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
