⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fifteen
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:07 · CLE 14-5 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:34 · CLE 73-70 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:24 · CLE 83-76 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · CLE 117-112 ATL
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · CLE 118-114 ATL
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:30 · CLE 122-116 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:34 · CLE 110-100 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:51 · CLE 112-110 ATL
- Steal
Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole it from James Harden
Q4 2:22 · CLE 118-114 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nickeil Alexander-Walker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:41 · CLE 118-116 ATL
📊The numbers
| CLE | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
