⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 23
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:33 · CLE 70-76 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 7:45 · CLE 74-87 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 11 |
