⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 6:20 · CLE 40-37 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q4 6:28 · CLE 88-76 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:44 · CLE 84-76 ATL
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 92-86 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:04 · CLE 27-32 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:52 · CLE 78-76 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:08 · CLE 84-76 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
