⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their two- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q1 2:08 · CLE 37-20 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:29 · CLE 96-76 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses technical free throw
Q3 5:09 · CLE 78-63 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:25 · CLE 58-40 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 2 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
