⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 34 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fourteen
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 11:26 · CLE 30-28 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 4:30 · CLE 45-37 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:56 · CLE 74-71 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q4 7:30 · CLE 79-91 SA
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:57 · CLE 79-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:33 · CLE 7-11 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q3 0:34 · CLE 74-87 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 3 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 24 | Blocks | 12 |
