⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 42 from three- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 61
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:14 · CLE 18-12 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:01 · CLE 88-92 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CLE 94-96 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:19 · CLE 23-22 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 6:47 · CLE 26-34 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 8:06 · CLE 77-88 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Payton II offensive foul
Q4 2:35 · CLE 86-92 GS
- Turnover
Gary Payton II turnover
Q4 2:35 · CLE 86-92 GS
- Missed FT
Gui Santos misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · CLE 94-97 GS
📊The numbers
| CLE | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
