⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 18 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:05 · CLE 33-21 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 8:41 · CLE 90-70 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q3 1:26 · CLE 110-81 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:31 · CLE 90-78 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 28 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
