⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:32 · SA 80-92 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kurt Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:54 · SA 52-64 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 6:24 · SA 8-21 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 5:16 · SA 52-70 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
