⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twenty of 42 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:25 · CLE 10-0 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 7:06 · CLE 27-8 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 0:10 · CLE 102-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul
Q2 4:52 · CLE 55-50 ATL
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · CLE 118-126 ATL
- Turnover
Ty Jerome out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:15 · CLE 122-129 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q1 4:27 · CLE 30-20 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q4 8:39 · CLE 109-115 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · CLE 116-124 ATL
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu bad pass
Q4 2:02 · CLE 118-126 ATL
- Turnover
Trae Young lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · CLE 119-126 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 20 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 39 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
