⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 23-9 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:40 · CLE 29-24 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 0:44 · CLE 63-45 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 10:07 · CLE 63-55 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:44 · CLE 82-75 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
