⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 9:04 · GS 42-30 CLE
- Go-ahead
Stephen Jackson hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:32 · GS 103-102 CLE
- Go-ahead
Stephen Jackson hit a 23-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · GS 105-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelenna Azubuike lost ball
Q4 4:50 · GS 94-90 CLE
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · GS 94-92 CLE
- Turnover
Andris Biedrins bad pass
Q4 2:33 · GS 95-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 4:46 · GS 46-52 CLE
- Go-ahead
Mo Williams hit a 23-foot three jumper, Daniel Gibson with the assist
Q4 0:51 · GS 101-102 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · GS 105-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball
Q4 3:56 · GS 94-92 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
