Game was good, fukkery aside.
Breaking down the box score shows you why the game went the way it did.
Cavs had 19 Offensive Rebounds to GS 4. That is a staggering advantage.
I would be interested to see the 2nd chance points the Cavs scored on those offensive boards.
GS had 31 assists to Cleveland's 18. Ball movement wins games.
Fouls were even at 18. So despite some weird/missed calls/overturned calls, the amount of calls made IN GENERAL didn't favor one side or the other.
Cavs had 6 players play over 20 mins, 7 if you include Nance with 19:21. Of those 6, the 5 others had 1 less made shot COMBINED than LeBron had (19 to 18). If you add in Nance it is still close at 22-19 made shots.
Warriors had only 5 players with more than 20 mins and Livingston with just over 18. Curry had 11 fall shots, Durant and Klay had 8 a piece.
3s did not really favor one team over another. GS got 3 more but both teams attempted the same and had below average %.
Last stat is TOs. GS had 7 total and LeBron had 5 on his own. Cavs had 11 total.
By all accounts, refs, JR Smiff aside, the Cavs were well positioned to win this game. (As is obvious by the situation at the end of the 4th).
Team ball seems to be the difference here. That includes making shots, but also limiting TOs and getting more assists. It is really amazing to me that this game was not lop sided in favor of the Cavs with the amount of off rebs they had.
I am not a Bron fan at all, but the way he put the team on his back on offense is pretty remarkable. His TOs hurt and his D is meh (1 BLK, 1 STL, 4 DREB) but can't say he didn't give it his all.