⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
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
- Steal
Kendrick Perkins stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 0:28 · OKC 86-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · OKC 81-80 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a two point shot
Q4 2:14 · OKC 85-86 CLE
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 2:54 · OKC 85-94 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · OKC 85-90 CLE
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball
Q4 0:28 · OKC 86-94 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
