⏱️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
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 44 from three
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 dragged them back level
Q1 4:12 · GS 22-22 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:22 · GS 54-54 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 9:28 · GS 98-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LJ Cryer misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 9:28 · GS 88-94 CLE
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul
Q4 9:28 · GS 87-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:09 · GS 11-20 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 9:44 · GS 56-68 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Merrill bad pass turnover
Q4 4:59 · GS 100-98 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:38 · GS 103-104 CLE
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · GS 109-115 CLE
📊The numbers
| GS | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
