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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 38 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 114 |
 Spurs | 28 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 113 |
CLETeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 41-8747.1% | 22-5143.1% | 10-1471.4% | 44 | 31 | 15 |
| SAS | 41-9443.6% | 16-4833.3% | 15-1978.9% | 44 | 27 | 11 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers114| 37 | 25 | 10-13 | 4-6 | 1-2 | −3 | +11.7 | ||||||||
| 34 | 19 | 6-16 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 34 | 26 | 8-18 | 6-11 | 0 | 4-6 | +5 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.6 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 18 | 7-16 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | |||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.5 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 114 | 41-8747.1% | 22-5143.1% | 44 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 10-1471.4% | 7 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Jaylon Tyson, Luke Travers, Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Tristan Thompson and Emoni Bates (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs113| 36 | 24 | 9-18 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 22 | 8-16 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 0 | −2 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 30 | 23 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.1 | |||
| 30 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 | +2.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.1 | ||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −13 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.2 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 113 | 41-9443.6% | 16-4833.3% | 44 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 15-1978.9% | 9 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Malaki Branham (coach’s decision).
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Evan Mobley had 25 points (18 in the first quarter) and 12 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the San Antonio Spurs 114-113.
The Cavaliers never trailed and led by as many as 23. The Cavaliers led 62-39 with 2:39 left in the second quarter, and the Spurs cut it to 1 in the final minute. Harrison Barnes’ corner 3-pointer made it 114-113 with 29.1 seconds left, and the Cavaliers were called for a shot-clock violation with 4.6 seconds left. After a timeout, Barnes missed a hook shot at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
Donovan Mitchell had 26 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 7 assists.
For the Spurs, Devin Vassell had 24 points and 4 steals, and Barnes added 23 points. Stephon Castle had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. Barnes scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers.
The Cavaliers made 22 3-pointers, 6 of them by Mitchell and 4 by Mobley. The Spurs were outscored 20-5 in 5 minutes with Johnson, Mamukelashvili, Champagnie, Wesley and Castle on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersSan Antonio SpursPS, 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).
104 points from the field on 85 shots: 8.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-23 | 65.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-15 | 26.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-36 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 20 | 6 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Devin Vassell | 20 | 8 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Julian Champagnie | 8 | 4 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Blake Wesley | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 18 | 13 | 5-5 | +7 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Keldon Johnson | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 18 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Julian Champagnie | 10 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Devin Vassell | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Blake Wesley | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 11 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 22 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
Barnes 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Paul 8 AST)
Q4 0:29
24.5%
5→30
MISS Barnes 4' Driving Hook Shot
Q4 0:00
10.4%
14→4
Paul 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Castle 10 AST)
Q4 2:16
9.7%
5→15
Garland 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Mitchell 7 AST)
Q4 1:55
9.7%
15→5
Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Q2 9:06
9.4%
34→24
