⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:16 · SA 10-5 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:15 · SA 24-18 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q2 8:36 · SA 53-37 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Collins lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · SA 112-108 CLE
- Turnover
Zach Collins offensive foul
Q4 0:44 · SA 112-110 CLE
- Turnover
Zach Collins turnover
Q4 0:44 · SA 112-110 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:46 · SA 69-59 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:48 · SA 92-85 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:31 · SA 110-106 CLE
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · SA 112-110 CLE
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · SA 112-111 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
