⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- They went cold, four of 23 from three
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:05 · ATL 87-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:07 · ATL 61-62 CLE
- Turnover
Jeff Teague bad pass
Q4 2:25 · ATL 83-91 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:53 · ATL 56-60 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q3 0:06 · ATL 67-85 CLE
- Steal
Matthew Dellavedova stole it from Jeff Teague
Q4 2:25 · ATL 83-91 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses technical free throw
Q2 0:10 · ATL 49-49 CLE
- Missed FT
Iman Shumpert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · ATL 89-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Iman Shumpert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · ATL 89-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
