⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of eighteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:47 · CLE 73-65 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
OT 2:27 · CLE 114-99 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamond Murray Offensive Foul
Q4 0:45 · CLE 96-91 SA
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul
OT 2:59 · CLE 103-99 SA
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
OT 2:59 · CLE 103-99 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamond Murray.
Q4 2:00 · CLE 93-90 SA
- Turnover
Malik Rose Lane Violation
Q4 0:11 · CLE 98-94 SA
- Turnover
Danny Ferry Bad Pass. Stolen by Wesley Person.
OT 1:50 · CLE 107-99 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
