⏱️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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen
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
Q1 0:10 · CLE 28-23 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:35 · CLE 47-36 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 7:16 · CLE 86-85 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:24 · CLE 86-87 SA
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:34 · CLE 88-89 SA
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · CLE 90-92 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:24 · CLE 47-44 SA
- Winner
Tim Duncan hit a 8-foot two point shot, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 1:39 · CLE 86-87 SA
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:24 · CLE 86-87 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · CLE 90-92 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
