⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 31 from three
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 1:17 · ATL 40-28 CLE
- Go-ahead
Dennis Schroder hit a driving layup
Q4 1:31 · ATL 97-96 CLE
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 0:00 · ATL 99-100 CLE
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Paul Millsap defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:15 · ATL 97-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 9:11 · ATL 66-70 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a layup, Matthew Dellavedova with the assist
Q4 1:15 · ATL 97-98 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:24 · ATL 89-89 CLE
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 0:00 · ATL 99-100 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
