⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 35
- Ran them off the floor, 37 fast break points to 13
- A 16-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 26 in the second quarter
A 16-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 22 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 4:22 · GS 30-17 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 26
Q2 5:07 · GS 72-46 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q4 9:38 · GS 111-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Draymond Green flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q2 6:54 · GS 52-36 CLE
- Technical
Double technical foul - Draymond Green and Richard Jefferson
Q2 6:54 · GS 52-36 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 22
Q3 3:02 · GS 99-77 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 33
Q4 3:33 · GS 124-91 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 37 | Assists | 11 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
