⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 45 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:22 · CLE 100-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:18 · CLE 88-86 OKC
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell bad pass
Q4 0:46 · CLE 102-102 OKC
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · CLE 105-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:47 · CLE 19-25 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 0:03 · CLE 26-41 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 1:49 · CLE 102-106 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Joe misses technical free throw
Q4 8:18 · CLE 88-86 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul
Q4 3:50 · CLE 96-90 OKC
- Turnover
Josh Giddey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:52 · CLE 98-90 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
