⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 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
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q2 3:09 · ATL 75-44 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q3 8:30 · ATL 101-69 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q2 0:35 · ATL 81-57 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q3 4:08 · ATL 103-81 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:06 · ATL 108-95 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
