⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 33 from three- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 9:44 · CLE 43-34 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 9:17 · CLE 73-50 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
