⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 7:48 · SA 49-51 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Horry offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · SA 79-85 CLE
- Turnover
Robert Horry turnover
Q4 1:23 · SA 79-85 CLE
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:08 · SA 81-88 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:00 · SA 5-8 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:25 · SA 56-69 CLE
- Steal
Drew Gooden stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 0:08 · SA 81-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · SA 79-85 CLE
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · SA 81-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Donyell Marshall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · SA 81-86 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
