⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 44- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:36 · CLE 41-45 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 4:47 · CLE 58-53 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:31 · CLE 85-70 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Georges Niang technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:11 · CLE 94-86 ATL
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:03 · CLE 121-102 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:14 · CLE 21-25 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 11:33 · CLE 31-41 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Andre Hunter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:54 · CLE 123-103 ATL
- Technical
Dejounte Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:54 · CLE 126-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
