⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 11:25 · CLE 12-2 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 11:47 · CLE 35-31 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 0:42 · CLE 64-58 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 9:54 · CLE 12-11 GS
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 4:20 · CLE 21-25 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 5:22 · CLE 73-82 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:23 · CLE 16-13 GS
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses technical free throw
Q2 10:27 · CLE 32-31 GS
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:19 · CLE 86-97 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
