⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their sixteen
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 0:32 · CLE 63-60 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 2:16 · CLE 66-72 SA
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 1:31 · CLE 69-74 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:33 · CLE 25-30 SA
- Steal
Tim Duncan stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:16 · CLE 66-72 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:15 · CLE 66-74 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker lost ball
Q4 4:45 · CLE 64-66 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · CLE 73-79 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
