⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:15 · ATL 21-15 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 11:15 · ATL 44-37 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 7:39 · ATL 85-79 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Danilo Gallinari flagrant foul type 1
Q3 8:25 · ATL 72-74 CLE
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:57 · ATL 113-109 CLE
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · ATL 122-114 CLE

Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:57 · ATL 21-23 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:24 · ATL 72-77 CLE
- Steal
Evan Mobley stole it from Trae Young
Q4 0:50 · ATL 122-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 8:25 · ATL 72-75 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 3:51 · ATL 114-109 CLE
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro turnover
Q4 1:07 · ATL 122-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |






