⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- A 21-0 run took them from 9 down to 12 up in the second quarter
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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 9 down to 12 up
Q2 0:28 · CLE 67-55 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 6:49 · CLE 75-62 ATL
- Steal
Jarrett Allen stole it from Trae Young
Q4 0:41 · CLE 99-95 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · CLE 95-88 ATL
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · CLE 95-88 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young bad pass
Q4 0:41 · CLE 99-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
