⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 20-9 off them
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
- Go-ahead
Jeff McInnis made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:38 · CLE 82-81 SA
- Go-ahead
Jeff McInnis made 11 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:47 · CLE 84-83 SA
- Winner
Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 2 ft Hook Shot.
Q4 0:37 · CLE 88-87 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dajuan Wagner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · CLE 89-87 SA
- Turnover
Eric Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 0:01 · CLE 89-87 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:50 · CLE 39-40 SA
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:17 · CLE 82-83 SA
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:30 · CLE 84-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bruce Bowen Bad Pass. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 4:20 · CLE 77-79 SA
- Turnover
Malik Rose Bad Pass
Q4 0:17 · CLE 88-87 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili Bad Pass
Q4 0:02 · CLE 89-87 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
