⏱️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 third 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, 12 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, 48 points inside to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:18 · OKC 45-42 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:11 · OKC 65-57 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 11:45 · OKC 86-66 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Steven Adams and Anderson Varejao
Q4 6:11 · OKC 91-79 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:40 · OKC 6-15 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 9:52 · OKC 86-74 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · OKC 97-91 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · OKC 101-93 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
