⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three
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 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:11 · SA 79-75 CLE
- Steal
Devin Vassell stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 0:26 · SA 104-110 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · SA 103-108 CLE
- Missed FT
Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · SA 103-108 CLE
- Missed FT
Lonnie Walker IV misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · SA 103-108 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:09 · SA 59-64 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen bad pass
Q4 4:01 · SA 103-104 CLE
- Turnover
Darius Garland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · SA 104-110 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
