⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 5:28 · ATL 24-11 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 23
Q1 1:31 · ATL 43-20 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 9:33 · ATL 74-46 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q3 6:33 · ATL 77-60 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q1 4:18 · ATL 21-11 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
