⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 23
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:15 · ATL 16-17 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 11:18 · ATL 28-24 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 7:18 · ATL 63-62 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · ATL 65-66 CLE
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · ATL 65-66 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:06 · ATL 65-72 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 8:22 · ATL 69-84 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 3:09 · ATL 79-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 1:32 · ATL 65-67 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
