⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Went cold from three, twelve of 28
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:07 · CLE 15-6 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 1:57 · CLE 56-43 OKC
- Winner
Daniel Gibson hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:08 · CLE 98-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · CLE 95-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · CLE 95-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Anderson Varejao misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · CLE 95-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Lead
Jeff Green hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · CLE 95-96 OKC
- Ties it
Jeff Green hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · CLE 95-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:01 · CLE 91-91 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 3:00 · CLE 93-91 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · CLE 95-91 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
