⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 32-17 off them
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
Q4 9:13 · CLE 106-96 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 1:52 · CLE 119-111 ATL
- Turnover
Cedi Osman out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · CLE 121-118 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 10:29 · CLE 74-76 ATL
- Steal
John Collins stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 1:52 · CLE 119-111 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 2:44 · CLE 119-115 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · CLE 119-114 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
