⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 32
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 took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 8:55 · SA 60-56 CLE
- Steal
George Hill stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:31 · SA 90-86 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 3:21 · SA 95-86 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeJuan Blair bad pass
Q4 2:43 · SA 90-86 CLE
- Turnover
Tim Duncan bad pass
Q4 1:15 · SA 92-86 CLE
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson bad pass
Q4 0:27 · SA 96-90 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:52 · SA 14-15 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 5:31 · SA 37-41 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:09 · SA 64-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:31 · SA 90-86 CLE
- Turnover
J.J. Hickson offensive foul (Manu Ginobili draws the foul)
Q4 1:34 · SA 92-86 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:11 · SA 99-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
