⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, seven of 27 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
- Steal
Larry Nance Jr. stole it from Keldon Johnson
Q4 0:44 · CLE 101-109 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 9:48 · CLE 25-40 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · CLE 101-109 SA
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · CLE 107-113 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
