⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 33 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 21-12 off them
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 72
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 5:20 · ATL 22-19 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:31 · ATL 43-32 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:53 · ATL 86-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:51 · ATL 112-109 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:39 · ATL 112-111 CLE
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ATL 119-118 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:33 · ATL 7-17 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:00 · ATL 59-56 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 8:44 · ATL 105-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Caris LeVert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:53 · ATL 78-77 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell turnover
Q4 4:14 · ATL 110-109 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:07 · ATL 117-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
