⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 4:28 · ATL 74-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 4:22 · ATL 74-83 CLE
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:36 · ATL 84-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:04 · ATL 26-27 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 8:12 · ATL 74-85 CLE
- Steal
Jamario Moon stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 0:36 · ATL 84-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:39 · ATL 74-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
