⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 38 from three
- Looked after the ball, two turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 68
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 6:24 · CLE 23-15 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · CLE 88-91 ATL
- Missed FT
Brandon Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · CLE 109-116 ATL
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · CLE 110-116 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:27 · CLE 72-68 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 4:24 · CLE 84-87 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
