⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45- A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, six of 25
- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 5:00 · GS 53-40 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 4:30 · GS 81-68 CLE
- Ties it
Stephen Jackson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Monta Ellis with the assist
Q4 2:10 · GS 94-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson lost ball
Q4 2:38 · GS 91-92 CLE
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 0:51 · GS 96-96 CLE
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
OT 4:48 · GS 98-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:42 · GS 65-60 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 9:12 · GS 89-90 CLE
- Winner
David Wesley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Eric Snow with the assist
OT 4:26 · GS 98-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:07 · GS 96-96 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · GS 96-96 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
OT 0:07 · GS 104-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
