⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 30 from three
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 26
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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
- Ties it
Stephen Curry hit a 27-foot three jumper, Draymond Green with the assist
Q4 1:18 · GS 98-98 CLE
- Winner
Stephen Curry hit a two point shot, Kevon Looney with the assist
Q4 0:54 · GS 100-98 CLE
- Steal
Klay Thompson stole it from Donovan Mitchell
Q4 0:06 · GS 105-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · GS 103-99 CLE
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · GS 104-101 CLE
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · GS 106-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:46 · GS 30-35 CLE
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 9:32 · GS 55-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley traveling
Q4 3:29 · GS 92-96 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · GS 100-98 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 0:06 · GS 105-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
