⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 24- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 33
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 7:28 · ATL 26-11 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 3:03 · ATL 36-19 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q4 10:33 · ATL 98-83 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · ATL 65-66 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
