⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS 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 Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 36
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:03 · CLE 23-20 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:19 · CLE 41-27 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 3:42 · CLE 89-75 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Darius Miles Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 4:52 · CLE 75-72 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 4:52 · CLE 75-73 GS
- Flagrant
Gilbert Arenas Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q4 8:03 · CLE 96-78 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 36 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
