⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 11:21 · CLE 46-32 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 4:20 · CLE 16-10 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 4:09 · CLE 38-30 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · CLE 60-54 SA
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:12 · CLE 67-60 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:34 · CLE 16-18 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 11:22 · CLE 0-2 SA
- Turnover
Bad pass
Q4 4:43 · CLE 60-54 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
