⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 2:59 · GS 54-50 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:26 · GS 78-78 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:20 · GS 95-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Andris Biedrins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · GS 98-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Andris Biedrins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · GS 98-98 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Winner
Damon Jones hit a 26-foot threeer, Daniel Gibson with the assist
Q4 2:30 · GS 98-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 0:46 · GS 100-103 CLE
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · GS 102-107 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · GS 104-107 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
