⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 44
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 0:29 · CLE 38-35 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:11 · CLE 75-74 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 7:18 · CLE 98-81 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q2 7:57 · CLE 43-45 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
David Jones Garcia flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:52 · CLE 104-88 SA
📊The numbers
| CLE | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 80 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
