⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 9:41 · CLE 77-61 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:00 · CLE 61-58 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Kerr technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:35 · CLE 53-49 GS
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:06 · CLE 67-61 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 32 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
