⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their no- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 0:43 · SA 52-37 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q3 0:35 · SA 77-58 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 6:00 · SA 96-68 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:12 · SA 7-14 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ricky Davis Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q1 3:03 · SA 14-20 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 0 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
