⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31 in the fourth 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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:00 · CLE 9-0 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 7:41 · CLE 19-4 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31
Q4 5:13 · CLE 120-89 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Channing Frye technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:33 · CLE 97-72 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q1 0:00 · CLE 33-22 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
