⏱️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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:56 · ATL 59-62 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 2:50 · ATL 71-67 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia offensive foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
Q4 3:40 · ATL 82-77 CLE
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia turnover
Q4 3:40 · ATL 82-77 CLE
- Turnover
Marvin Williams turnover
Q4 2:23 · ATL 84-80 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:56 · ATL 2-8 CLE
- Ties it
Mo Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:47 · ATL 87-87 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · ATL 87-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · ATL 81-74 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:47 · ATL 84-80 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · ATL 87-87 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
