⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:52 · CLE 74-76 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:23 · CLE 83-85 ATL
- Winner
Anderson Varejao hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 0:17 · CLE 104-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:37 · CLE 25-32 ATL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:50 · CLE 101-99 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:18 · CLE 43-57 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 3:34 · CLE 74-85 ATL
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a layup
Q4 0:41 · CLE 101-101 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:46 · CLE 40-49 ATL
- Technical
Mike Bibby technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:50 · CLE 68-76 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 1:40 · CLE 98-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
