⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their six- They went cold, six of 23 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 35
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 60
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 11:33 · CLE 10-0 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:01 · CLE 74-64 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley bad pass
Q4 4:53 · CLE 96-92 ATL
- Turnover
De'Andre Hunter out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:56 · CLE 106-99 ATL
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball lost ball turnover
Q4 1:03 · CLE 109-102 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:52 · CLE 21-18 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:32 · CLE 76-73 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:39 · CLE 84-84 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · CLE 106-99 ATL
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:01 · CLE 109-102 ATL
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · CLE 109-102 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 20 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
