⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:09 · CLE 53-47 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:55 · CLE 2-12 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:01 · CLE 110-93 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q2 9:18 · CLE 34-38 GS
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:13 · CLE 71-57 GS
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:58 · CLE 72-59 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |













