⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 24
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:02 · CLE 32-17 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 36
Q3 5:56 · CLE 83-47 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mo Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:26 · CLE 38-21 ATL
- Missed FT
Mo Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 8:15 · CLE 68-39 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q4 7:20 · CLE 91-71 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:47 · CLE 95-80 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · CLE 68-39 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
