⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:45 · SA 78-77 CLE
- Go-ahead
Tony Parker hit a layup
Q4 1:34 · SA 86-85 CLE
- Ties it
Tim Duncan hit a layup, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 0:55 · SA 88-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 2:53 · SA 84-83 CLE
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili offensive foul (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q4 1:58 · SA 84-85 CLE
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 1:58 · SA 84-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 8:57 · SA 31-35 CLE
- Go-ahead
Daniel Gibson hit a three jumper, Larry Hughes with the assist
Q4 1:13 · SA 86-88 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a layup
Q4 0:33 · SA 88-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses technical free throw
Q3 8:25 · SA 47-55 CLE
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas lost ball
Q4 4:26 · SA 81-81 CLE
- Turnover
Daniel Gibson lost ball
Q4 3:47 · SA 81-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
