⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty
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 dragged them back level
Q4 11:19 · CLE 52-52 SA
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 1:17 · CLE 72-67 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul (Brent Barry draws the foul)
Q4 3:00 · CLE 70-65 SA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 3:00 · CLE 70-65 SA
- Missed FT
Damon Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · CLE 81-78 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:20 · CLE 15-21 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 10:57 · CLE 21-31 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker turnover
Q4 4:52 · CLE 68-61 SA
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 3:02 · CLE 70-65 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili lost ball
Q4 1:17 · CLE 72-67 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
