⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 27-11 off them
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:39 · SA 76-78 CLE
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Jordan Clarkson
OT 3:14 · SA 105-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:46 · SA 92-86 CLE
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · SA 103-100 CLE
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · SA 103-100 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jordan Clarkson with the assist
Q4 0:07 · SA 103-103 CLE
- Winner
Jordan Clarkson hit a layup
OT 4:35 · SA 103-105 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 0:15 · SA 103-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses technical free throw
Q4 5:43 · SA 85-83 CLE
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:25 · SA 101-98 CLE
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
OT 3:14 · SA 105-108 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
