⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three
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 0:05 · CLE 44-35 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:47 · CLE 21-21 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 5 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 16 |
| 22 | Blocks | 23 |
