⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+1Q118-18
+4Q223-20
+14Q332-21
-5Q426-30
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 41
Key battles
50%Three-point accuracy17%
14Steals5
10Turnovers18
9Offensive rebounds14
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
