⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-9Q120-27
+12Q236-21
+1Q323-19
+7Q425-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
Key battles
70%Three-point accuracy11%
13Blocks2
7Threes made1
57%Shooting from the field42%
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 2 |
