⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 49 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 10:35 · CLE 16-3 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 2:55 · CLE 63-43 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:35 · CLE 81-74 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
