⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 28 from three- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 30-19 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:06 · OKC 34-24 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 6:32 · OKC 92-75 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:24 · OKC 120-108 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander palming turnover
Q4 4:43 · OKC 112-106 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass
Q4 4:45 · OKC 112-106 CLE
- Turnover
Caris LeVert lost ball turnover
Q4 4:08 · OKC 114-108 CLE
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:23 · OKC 128-120 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
