⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:27 · SA 107-101 CLE
- Lead
Kawhi Leonard hit a two point shot
OT 4:41 · SA 112-110 CLE
- Ties it
Danny Green hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
OT 2:17 · SA 116-116 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Green offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
Q4 1:37 · SA 107-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 3:53 · SA 112-110 CLE
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 1:43 · SA 118-119 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SA 110-110 CLE
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a 24-foot three jumper
OT 3:29 · SA 113-113 CLE
- Winner
LeBron James hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kevin Love with the assist
OT 1:54 · SA 116-119 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 3:38 · SA 99-95 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · SA 107-101 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:10 · SA 122-128 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
