⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:48 · SA 31-25 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 2:20 · SA 67-49 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 2:20 · SA 58-49 CLE
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 1:29 · SA 80-72 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Steal
Daniel Gibson stole it from Tony Parker
Q4 1:29 · SA 80-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Drew Gooden flagrant foul type 1 (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q3 2:20 · SA 58-49 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
