⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 35 from three- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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
Russell Westbrook stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:17 · OKC 112-117 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:14 · OKC 24-23 CLE
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:11 · OKC 105-113 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:25 · OKC 24-25 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q1 3:14 · OKC 24-23 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:17 · OKC 112-117 CLE
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · OKC 112-119 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 3 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 20 | Blocks | 28 |
