⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 30 free throws to their sixteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses technical free throw
Q2 6:11 · CLE 36-30 SA
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:15 · CLE 47-40 SA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:11 · CLE 95-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:01 · CLE 18-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:55 · CLE 64-65 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 4:22 · CLE 95-101 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Finley technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 6:11 · CLE 36-30 SA
- Technical
Robert Horry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · CLE 75-69 SA
- Missed FT
Michael Finley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · CLE 105-108 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
