⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 10:59 · CLE 38-27 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 4:09 · CLE 75-60 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 6:39 · CLE 95-75 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak misses technical free throw
Q2 3:45 · CLE 46-33 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
