⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 30-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 19-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 26 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 21
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 49
A 13-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 27 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 5:27 · OKC 21-12 CLE
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 26
Q1 1:37 · OKC 40-14 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 1:18 · OKC 78-49 CLE
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaylin Williams flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:01 · OKC 57-33 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 5:01 · OKC 57-41 CLE
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 27
Q4 11:02 · OKC 121-94 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q4 6:03 · OKC 128-105 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Atkinson technical foul
Q2 10:50 · OKC 37-14 CLE
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
