⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
- A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 5:38 · GS 24-15 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 24
Q3 6:19 · GS 79-55 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:51 · GS 24-23 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
