⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:58 · OKC 50-42 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 5:15 · OKC 67-62 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Offensive Foul
Q4 1:15 · OKC 74-79 CLE
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Foul
Q4 1:15 · OKC 74-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · OKC 76-81 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Offensive Foul
Q4 3:00 · OKC 74-76 CLE
- Turnover
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Foul
Q4 3:00 · OKC 74-76 CLE
- Missed FT
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:26 · OKC 74-77 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
