⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:56 · OKC 16-8 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 0:02 · OKC 57-54 CLE
- Winner
Nick Collison hit a 16-foot jumper, Ray Allen with the assist
Q4 2:42 · OKC 90-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mickael Gelabale misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · OKC 94-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · OKC 98-93 CLE
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · OKC 99-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:43 · OKC 16-17 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 7:18 · OKC 82-87 CLE
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · OKC 88-88 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · OKC 88-87 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
