⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- They went cold, three of nineteen from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- Steal
Anderson Varejao stole it from Tim Duncan
Q4 2:55 · CLE 63-67 SA
- Steal
Eric Snow stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 2:14 · CLE 63-67 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:11 · CLE 65-67 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao turnover
Q4 4:13 · CLE 63-67 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 2:30 · CLE 38-40 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 1:15 · CLE 50-60 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan lost ball
Q4 2:55 · CLE 63-67 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 2:14 · CLE 63-67 SA
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CLE 70-72 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
