⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 28- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:26 · CLE 13-0 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 11:08 · CLE 44-16 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 32
Q4 10:03 · CLE 96-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses technical free throw
Q4 2:36 · CLE 109-76 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
