⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 23-15 off them- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 54
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 9:18 · CLE 67-62 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anderson Varejao lost ball
Q4 4:54 · CLE 89-92 GS
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:35 · CLE 95-103 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 4:43 · CLE 40-52 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 4:16 · CLE 74-77 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · CLE 93-97 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
