⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:48 · CLE 49-52 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 0:27 · CLE 60-55 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:45 · CLE 68-59 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 0:01 · CLE 28-33 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 4:33 · CLE 74-75 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 11:10 · CLE 82-83 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 4:37 · CLE 90-91 ATL
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 4:11 · CLE 90-91 ATL
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 0:57 · CLE 94-100 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
