⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:31 · CLE 33-24 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 9:07 · CLE 46-30 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:06 · CLE 111-104 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:44 · CLE 112-107 SA
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · CLE 117-112 SA
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 1:45 · CLE 117-112 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:44 · CLE 0-8 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:57 · CLE 46-41 SA
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Jarrett Allen
Q4 2:01 · CLE 117-112 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Castle bad pass
Q4 2:32 · CLE 114-112 SA
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · CLE 120-114 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
