⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 30
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:44 · OKC 11-6 CLE
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q1 3:04 · OKC 36-25 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:15 · OKC 67-64 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steven Adams bad pass
Q4 2:23 · OKC 109-101 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:22 · OKC 55-59 CLE
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Steven Adams
Q4 2:23 · OKC 109-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · OKC 109-101 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
