⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:18 · SA 57-71 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Zach Collins flagrant foul type 2
Q4 0:54 · SA 98-115 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:29 · SA 34-47 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Donovan Mitchell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:54 · SA 98-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
