⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their two
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:33 · CLE 49-56 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Eyenga misses technical free throw
Q3 0:36 · CLE 63-74 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:26 · CLE 0-8 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 3:11 · CLE 80-99 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 16 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
