⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 25 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:00 · CLE 55-48 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 0:45 · CLE 97-104 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 · CLE 88-96 GS
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · CLE 89-96 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 9:52 · CLE 33-37 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 5:28 · CLE 69-72 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 10:08 · CLE 84-93 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 17 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
