⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:58 · SA 65-62 CLE
- Winner
Rudy Gay hit a 24-foot three jumper, Patty Mills with the assist
Q4 2:30 · SA 109-106 CLE
- Steal
Marco Belinelli stole it from Larry Nance Jr.
Q4 1:58 · SA 109-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge offensive foul
Q4 1:57 · SA 109-106 CLE
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge turnover
Q4 1:57 · SA 109-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:02 · SA 14-19 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:26 · SA 104-104 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:58 · SA 109-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
