⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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, 56 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 4:51 · OKC 44-42 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 8:28 · OKC 64-55 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 10:52 · OKC 84-64 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:14 · OKC 13-21 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
