⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their sixteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 51 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:15 · SA 107-112 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul offensive foul
Q4 1:48 · SA 107-114 CLE
- Turnover
Chris Paul turnover
Q4 1:48 · SA 107-114 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 7:00 · SA 37-57 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:11 · SA 82-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:31 · SA 107-114 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · SA 113-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| SA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 22 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
