⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their twelve- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 1:15 · OKC 42-24 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson bad pass
Q4 0:38 · OKC 99-93 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:32 · OKC 89-80 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:28 · OKC 91-88 CLE
- Steal
Larry Hughes stole it from Earl Watson
Q4 0:38 · OKC 99-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Gibson offensive foul (Kurt Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 0:08 · OKC 99-95 CLE
- Turnover
Daniel Gibson turnover
Q4 0:08 · OKC 99-95 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
