⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 8:29 · CLE 37-30 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:58 · CLE 68-66 SA
- Lead
Dion Waiters hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 0:09 · CLE 95-93 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:39 · CLE 91-88 SA
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:40 · CLE 93-93 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:14 · CLE 22-23 SA
- Ties it
Gary Neal hit a 25-foot three jumper, Tim Duncan with the assist
Q4 1:25 · CLE 93-93 SA
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a three jumper, Tony Parker with the assist
Q4 0:02 · CLE 95-96 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 0:30 · CLE 93-93 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
