Warriors have NBA Finals lead, and numbers on their side, too

A look at the statistics through two games of the NBA Finals:

.273: Cavaliers’ three-point shooting percentage (12 of 44).

.400: Warriors’ three-point shooting percentage (24 of 60).

.432: LeBron James’ shooting percentage for the Cavaliers (16 of 37 for a team-high 42 points).

.516: Draymond Green’s shooting percentage for the Warriors (16 of 31 for a team-high 44 points).

6: Cavaliers’ largest lead.

7: Blocked shots by the Cavaliers.

8: Advantage the Warriors (87) have over the Cavaliers (80) in rebounds.

13: Blocked shots by the Warriors (Andrew Bogut leads with five).

18: Assists by James, the most for any player.

20.75: Cavaliers’ average points per quarter.

21.1: Cavaliers’ worst shooting percentage in a quarter (fourth, Game 2, 4 of 19).

22: Advantage the Warriors (104) have in points in the paint over the Cavaliers (82).

23: Advantage the Warrriors (55) have over the Cavaliers (32) in assists.

24: Advantage the Cavaliers (44) have over the Warriors (20) in free throw attempts.

28.0: Warriors’ average points per quarter.

34: Warriors’ largest lead.

39.1: Warriors’ worst shooting percentage in a quarter (third, Game 1 and first, Game 2, 9 of 23).

45: Advantage the Warriors (85) have over the Cavaliers (40) in bench points.

53.3: Cavaliers’ best shooting percentage for a quarter (third, Game 2, 8 of 15).

68.8: Warriors’ best shooting percentage for a quarter (third, Game 2, 11 of 16).

83: Cavaliers’ average points.

112: Warriors’ average points.

View the Game 1 box score

View the Game 2 box score

Compiled by Jeff Caraska

This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 7:07 PM with the headline "Warriors have NBA Finals lead, and numbers on their side, too."