⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second 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
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 39 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the first quarter
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:31 · ATL 21-11 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:44 · ATL 69-65 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:57 · ATL 121-116 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · ATL 130-123 CLE
- Missed FT
Dyson Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ATL 130-123 CLE
- Missed FT
Dyson Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ATL 130-123 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q1 0:15 · ATL 33-34 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 7:56 · ATL 111-113 CLE
- Ties it
Donovan Mitchell hit a two point shot, Darius Garland with the assist
Q4 1:36 · ATL 123-123 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 3:42 · ATL 115-116 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland traveling
Q4 2:55 · ATL 119-116 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 36 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
