⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 30- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 32-8 off them
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 55
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:15 · GS 31-30 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:44 · GS 62-70 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:46 · GS 35-40 CLE
- Turnover
Cory Joseph out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:03 · GS 107-115 CLE
- Turnover
Cory Joseph bad pass
Q4 0:46 · GS 107-115 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:50 · GS 22-28 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:13 · GS 40-54 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:00 · GS 83-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:02 · GS 107-115 CLE
- Missed FT
Craig Porter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · GS 110-117 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · GS 110-118 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
