⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:06 · OKC 15-8 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 3:06 · OKC 31-13 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 3:31 · OKC 79-57 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 2:21 · OKC 53-43 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
