⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:29 · SA 28-13 CLE
- Steal
Manu Ginobili stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:45 · SA 97-89 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 4:43 · SA 95-87 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q3 0:15 · SA 89-72 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 7:09 · SA 93-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:45 · SA 97-89 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
