⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:18 · CLE 60-65 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 9:10 · CLE 80-78 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:59 · CLE 84-89 OKC
- Turnover
Collin Sexton lost ball turnover
Q4 2:33 · CLE 84-90 OKC
- Goaltend
Tristan Thompson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:43 · CLE 86-94 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 2:18 · CLE 40-56 OKC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Jordan Clarkson
Q4 2:59 · CLE 84-89 OKC
- Steal
Steven Adams stole it from Collin Sexton
Q4 2:33 · CLE 84-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Billy Donovan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:00 · CLE 17-23 OKC
- Turnover
Paul George out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:52 · CLE 84-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · CLE 84-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
