⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
+2Q126-26
+12Q228-17
+7Q321-12
-1Q424-24
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 55
Key battles
53%Three-point accuracy12%
8Threes made2
18Fast break points7
10Offensive rebounds19
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
