⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 11:08 · CLE 11-3 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:04 · CLE 19-7 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Darius Garland technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:22 · CLE 95-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 9:41 · CLE 72-60 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keldon Johnson misses technical free throw
Q3 7:13 · CLE 76-62 SA
- Missed FT
Devonte' Graham misses technical free throw
Q4 10:22 · CLE 95-85 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
