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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 42 | 21 | 36 | 22 | 121 |
 Hawks | 35 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 114 |
CLETeam statsATL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 41-7951.9% | 18-3946.2% | 21-2777.8% | 40 | 30 | 19 |
| ATL | 41-7951.9% | 12-3138.7% | 20-2483.3% | 29 | 24 | 17 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Cleveland Cavaliers121| 38 | 24 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 5-7 | +10 | +13.7 | ||||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −4.7 | |||||
| 33 | 25 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 29 | 15 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.7 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.8 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 19 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +8.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +9 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.5 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +2.2 | |||||||
| Team | 121 | 41-7951.9% | 18-3946.2% | 40 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 21-2777.8% | 12 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 46 points on 16 for 34 shooting
Did not play: John Holland and Ante Zizic (coach’s decision).
Atlanta Hawks114| 33 | 27 | 11-19 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.3 | ||||
| 26 | 13 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | −7 | +7.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.6 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 22 | 8-11 | 4-6 | 0 | 2-2 | +7 | +9.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 18 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 0 | +3 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −8.1 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.5 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.5 | ||
| Team | 114 | 41-7951.9% | 12-3138.7% | 29 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 20-2483.3% | 8 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 47 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Malcolm Delaney and Josh Magette (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers121Hawks114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LeBron James had 24 points (11 in the first quarter) and 12 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers went on a 19-7 run in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-114 for their 10th straight win.
It was tied at 75 when Kevin Love’s corner 3-pointer put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 7:23 left in the third quarter. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 94-82 lead with 3:24 left in the quarter.
The Hawks got within 113-112 on Ersan Ilyasova’s 2 free throws with 2:37 to play, but James answered with a 3-pointer, and the Hawks got no closer.
James’ free throw with 43.6 seconds left made it 119-112 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Hawks 8-6. James (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 4 of the Cavaliers’ 8 on 1 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade had 4 steals, and the Cavaliers scored 2 points off them.
Love had 25 points and 16 rebounds.
For the Hawks, Dennis Schröder scored 27 points (18 in the paint), and Ilyasova added 22 points and 4 steals on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench.
The Cavaliers shot 51.9% from the field and 46.2% from 3 to the Hawks’ 51.9% and 38.7%. The Cavaliers outscored the Hawks 38-26 in 13 minutes with James, Smith, Green, Love and Crowder on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta HawksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 79 shots: 14.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-24 | 79.2% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-4 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-12 | 25.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-28 | 46.4% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Babbitt | 20 | 14 | 5-7 | +9 |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 17 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| John Collins | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Taurean Prince | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Prince | 34 | 9 | 4-4 | −3 |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| DeAndre' Bembry | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Taylor | 19 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Marco Belinelli | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Kent Bazemore | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Ersan Ilyasova | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
ATL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
James 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 1:48
25.8%
40→15
Ilyasova 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Belinelli 4 AST)
Q4 8:48
13.9%
13→27
Bembry 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
Q3 2:02
12.5%
21→34
Bazemore 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Prince 2 AST)
Q3 10:09
12.0%
40→52
Belinelli 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Bazemore 5 AST)
Q4 9:55
11.0%
13→24
