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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 29 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 102 |
 Spurs | 25 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 114 |
CLETeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 35-7248.6% | 6-2128.6% | 26-3183.9% | 41 | 19 | 18 |
| SAS | 47-9450.0% | 8-2828.6% | 12-1675.0% | 45 | 23 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs114| 41 | 30 | 12-18 | 0-1 | 0 | 6-7 | +23 | +10.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +13 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 19 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | −6.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 13 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −3.9 | |||
| 20 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | |||
| 18 | 14 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.9 | ||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −1.2 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 114 | 47-9450.0% | 8-2828.6% | 45 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 12-1675.0% | 13 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 15 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Pau Gasol and Manu Ginobili (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers102| 38 | 28 | 10-23 | 2-6 | 0 | 6-10 | 0 | −10 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.2 | |||
| 29 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −9.3 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 0 | −15 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +0.2 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.4 | |||||
| 18 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.1 | |||
| 13 | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.0 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 102 | 35-7248.6% | 6-2128.6% | 41 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 26-3183.9% | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jose Calderon (coach’s decision).
Spurs114Cavaliers102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points (16 on mid-range shots), and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-102.
The Spurs took control with a 23-5 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 14.
Dejounte Murray had 19 points (14 in the paint), 10 rebounds and a career-high 7 steals.
For the Cavaliers, LeBron James had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Cavaliers turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Spurs outscored the Cavaliers 24-10 on the fast break.
San Antonio SpursCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 93 shots: 7.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-18 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 14-21 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-1 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-27 | 29.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love | 34 | 12 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 23 | 8 | 4-5 | +1 |
| JR Smith | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| LeBron James | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-7 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Thomas | 21 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| JR Smith | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jae Crowder | 6 | 2 | 0-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 3-9 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Iman Shumpert | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Dwyane Wade | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 5 | 6 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 34 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Mills 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Parker 6 AST)
Q3 0:08
14.1%
68→82
James 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q4 5:08
13.2%
95→82
Anderson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 0:44
11.0%
68→79
Wade 21' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 0:35
11.0%
79→68
Thompson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
Q3 2:18
10.9%
77→66
