⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
-9Q128-36
+11Q232-20
-15Q313-29
+2Q430-24
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
8Points off turnovers14
12Free throws made17
5Steals3
44%Three-point accuracy38%
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
