⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 29- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
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 10 down to 1 up
Q4 10:15 · ATL 85-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson lost ball
Q4 3:09 · ATL 89-91 CLE
- Turnover
Marvin Williams lost ball
Q4 2:28 · ATL 89-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:10 · ATL 32-40 CLE
- Steal
Devin Brown stole it from Marvin Williams
Q4 2:28 · ATL 89-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Ira Newble technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:24 · ATL 14-11 CLE
- Turnover
Ira Newble traveling
Q4 2:24 · ATL 89-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
