⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
- A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27 in the third 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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:05 · ATL 15-10 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 3:09 · ATL 53-39 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27
Q3 9:25 · ATL 82-55 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 8:47 · ATL 105-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Max Strus technical foul
Q3 8:32 · ATL 70-55 CLE
📊The numbers
| ATL | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
