⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
- Made six threes to their twelve
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
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 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:59 · CLE 36-30 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaac Okoro traveling
Q4 4:58 · CLE 84-78 OKC
- Turnover
Darius Garland traveling
Q4 1:10 · CLE 91-85 OKC
- Missed FT
Cedi Osman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CLE 94-87 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:46 · CLE 47-45 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:09 · CLE 78-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Luguentz Dort flagrant foul type 2
Q4 7:04 · CLE 81-73 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · CLE 91-85 OKC
- Missed FT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · CLE 91-85 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
