⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 24 free throws to their twelve- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 5:43 · CLE 68-48 GS
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 0:53 · CLE 88-83 GS
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 0:51 · CLE 90-83 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · CLE 87-80 GS
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert bad pass
Q4 0:39 · CLE 92-85 GS
- Turnover
Timofey Mozgov bad pass
Q4 0:29 · CLE 92-85 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:29 · CLE 72-63 GS
- Steal
Stephen Curry stole it from Iman Shumpert
Q4 0:39 · CLE 92-85 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:23 · CLE 94-91 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 2:03 · CLE 84-80 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 0:53 · CLE 88-83 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 0:51 · CLE 90-83 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
