⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Steal
Ronald Murray stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 2:10 · OKC 103-98 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:35 · OKC 105-98 CLE
- Steal
Vladimir Radmanovic stole it from Larry Hughes
Q4 0:15 · OKC 112-106 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q2 8:36 · OKC 35-32 CLE
- Technical
Danny Fortson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:55 · OKC 70-60 CLE
- Technical
Danny Fortson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 3:55 · OKC 70-60 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:31 · OKC 80-81 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 2:10 · OKC 103-98 CLE
- Turnover
Larry Hughes bad pass
Q4 0:15 · OKC 112-106 CLE
- Turnover
Donyell Marshall bad pass
Q4 0:10 · OKC 114-106 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
