⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 0:00 · CLE 93-84 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 9:34 · CLE 102-91 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:52 · CLE 117-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 5:38 · CLE 12-26 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:05 · CLE 64-67 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:05 · CLE 117-115 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses technical free throw
Q2 9:32 · CLE 30-38 SA
- Turnover
Jeremy Sochan out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:10 · CLE 117-115 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
