⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 49 rebounds to 28- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:13 · ATL 15-8 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q2 3:13 · ATL 67-56 CLE
- Ties it
Louis Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, Devin Harris with the assist
Q4 0:13 · ATL 111-111 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 2:41 · ATL 99-103 CLE
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 1:38 · ATL 102-105 CLE
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:46 · ATL 105-107 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 6:39 · ATL 97-99 CLE
- Lead
Anderson Varejao hit a 9-foot two point shot, Dion Waiters with the assist
Q4 0:57 · ATL 105-107 CLE
- Winner
Alonzo Gee hit a two point shot
Q4 0:00 · ATL 111-113 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alonzo Gee misses technical free throw
Q1 0:52 · ATL 27-25 CLE
- Turnover
Jeremy Pargo bad pass
Q4 2:44 · ATL 99-103 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
