⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 13
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:31 · CLE 58-57 SA
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 30-foot three jumper, Kevin Love with the assist
Q4 0:34 · CLE 107-107 SA
- Lead
Kyrie Irving hit a 22-foot two point shot
OT 4:30 · CLE 109-107 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert turnover
OT 3:03 · CLE 111-109 SA
- Turnover
LeBron James Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
OT 0:24 · CLE 113-116 SA
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
OT 0:07 · CLE 113-116 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 9:21 · CLE 35-41 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 11:11 · CLE 90-96 SA
- Winner
Patty Mills hit a 25-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
OT 1:52 · CLE 113-114 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
OT 4:43 · CLE 107-107 SA
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:53 · CLE 109-109 SA
- Turnover
David Lee offensive foul (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)
OT 2:57 · CLE 111-109 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
