⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 15
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 1:01 · GS 68-83 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:13 · GS 30-34 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 11:23 · GS 41-58 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 8:53 · GS 43-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Ty Jerome technical foul
Q4 0:47 · GS 90-113 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
