⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Made three threes to their nine
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:00 · CLE 50-50 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:51 · CLE 63-56 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:01 · CLE 89-85 OKC
- Missed FT
Tony Battie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:01 · CLE 89-85 OKC
- Turnover
Dajuan Wagner Bad Pass. Stolen by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Q4 1:59 · CLE 91-91 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q2 9:19 · CLE 30-43 OKC
- Ties it
Vladimir Radmanovic made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome James.
Q4 2:15 · CLE 91-91 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Bad Pass. Stolen by Dajuan Wagner.
Q4 4:37 · CLE 87-85 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
