⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 24-12 off them
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 9:34 · CLE 45-30 OKC
- Lead
Trajan Langdon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · CLE 87-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Doleac Bad Pass. Stolen by Earl Watson.
Q4 3:01 · CLE 83-82 OKC
- Turnover
Trajan Langdon Traveling
Q4 1:34 · CLE 84-82 OKC
- Turnover
Michael Doleac Bad Pass. Stolen by Earl Watson.
Q4 0:38 · CLE 86-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Earl Watson made Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:33 · CLE 86-86 OKC
- Ties it
Shammond Williams made Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · CLE 88-88 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
