⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 44 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 7:47 · ATL 47-33 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Saddiq Bey flopping technical foul
Q4 5:44 · ATL 97-93 CLE
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter bad pass
Q4 2:32 · ATL 105-99 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Isaac Okoro stole it from De'Andre Hunter
Q4 2:32 · ATL 105-99 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q2 6:43 · ATL 42-33 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses technical free throw
Q4 5:44 · ATL 97-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
