⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 8:30 · CLE 21-11 ATL
- Steal
Evan Mobley stole it from Dejounte Murray
Q4 2:15 · CLE 105-99 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 2:15 · CLE 114-99 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley traveling
Q4 4:14 · CLE 103-95 ATL
- Turnover
Darius Garland traveling
Q4 2:55 · CLE 105-97 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young traveling
Q4 3:26 · CLE 105-97 ATL
- Turnover
John Collins traveling
Q4 3:05 · CLE 105-97 ATL
- Turnover
Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · CLE 105-99 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
