⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 39 free throws to their 23- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 15-7 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:35 · ATL 17-9 CLE
- Winner
Mike Bibby hit a 28-foot three jumper, Joe Johnson with the assist
Q4 2:18 · ATL 92-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:08 · ATL 31-24 CLE
- Turnover
Marvin Williams bad pass
Q4 2:33 · ATL 89-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · ATL 95-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q3 2:23 · ATL 68-70 CLE
- Lead
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · ATL 89-90 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · ATL 89-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:28 · ATL 60-48 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:43 · ATL 94-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
