The Cleveland Cavaliers are winners once again after beating the San Antonio Spurs 130-116 on inside Rocket Arena.
With their city edition threads and court on full display, the Cavs turned back the clock and played like the No. 1 seed they were a year ago, pulling out a win against the competitive Spurs, who came into the game with the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference.
It didn’t start smooth for the Cavs, who trailed by five points after the first quarter. The Spurs’ lead grew to as much as 10 points, but the Cavs made the proper adjustments in the second half to completely take over the game.
Cleveland poured on 44 points in the third quarter while San Antonio managed to put up just 19. That opened the floodgates for the Cavs, giving them a lead they would not reliniquish in the final quarter against the Spurs.