⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 30 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 3
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 25-14 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:16 · ATL 13-4 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 0:26 · ATL 81-66 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 7:30 · ATL 89-68 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 0:13 · ATL 26-31 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:37 · ATL 73-66 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
