⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 22 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, 22 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, 45 rebounds to 35- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q1 3:16 · CLE 31-9 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q4 4:43 · CLE 112-89 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:14 · CLE 80-71 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q4 1:38 · CLE 113-100 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Curry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:22 · CLE 99-87 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |