⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 27- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
- A 16-0 run from level to 16 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 4:22 · CLE 16-32 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q2 6:45 · CLE 31-53 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 1:29 · CLE 63-93 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
