⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anderson Varejao technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:58 · CLE 37-50 ATL
- Missed FT
Daniel Gibson misses technical free throw
Q4 6:18 · CLE 82-87 ATL
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:50 · CLE 85-89 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 9:26 · CLE 8-12 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 11:08 · CLE 75-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q2 5:58 · CLE 37-50 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · CLE 85-89 ATL
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:48 · CLE 85-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
