⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 4:31 · CLE 27-17 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 10:45 · CLE 70-46 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 11:22 · CLE 87-66 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:05 · CLE 72-47 ATL
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:35 · CLE 72-55 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 5:56 · CLE 72-55 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:26 · CLE 42-28 ATL
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q3 4:35 · CLE 72-55 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
