⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 19-6 off them
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 0:55 · SA 46-52 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 11:22 · SA 87-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · SA 93-86 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:24 · SA 93-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · SA 97-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:51 · SA 2-12 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 3:31 · SA 13-28 CLE
- Steal
Tristan Thompson stole it from LaMarcus Aldridge
Q4 2:06 · SA 93-86 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
