⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:49 · CLE 78-79 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:55 · CLE 89-90 OKC
- Ties it
Sam Merrill hit a 23-foot three jumper, Donovan Mitchell with the assist
Q4 1:01 · CLE 112-112 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:51 · CLE 104-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · CLE 104-105 OKC
- Missed FT
Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · CLE 108-107 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 8:28 · CLE 34-41 OKC
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Hartenstein hit a 6-foot floating jump shot, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the assist
Q4 1:51 · CLE 109-110 OKC
- Winner
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 24-foot three step back jumper
Q4 0:32 · CLE 112-115 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Micah Peavy lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · CLE 104-105 OKC
📊The numbers
| CLE | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. AllenC | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +11 |
E. MobleyC | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 3-4 | -3 |
J. HardenG | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | -12 |
D. MitchellG Double-double | 36 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 6-17 | 4-9 | 1-4 | +5 |
M. ThomasG | 26 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -5 |
M. HezonjaF | 27 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 1-2 | -3 |
S. MerrillG | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-2 | -12 |
T. ProctorG | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +5 |
C. Porter Jr.G | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
T. BryantC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | -9 |
| Team | 112 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 40-90 | 18-49 | 14-24 |
Did not playT. Enaruna (coach's decision), R. Minix (coach's decision)
Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jay. WilliamsF | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -14 |
I. HartensteinC | 28 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -7 |
K. WilliamsG | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
S. Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 39 | 43 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 14-35 | 4-8 | 11-12 | +7 |
A. MitchellG | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 6-6 | +1 |
J. McCainG | 27 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 1-1 | +5 |
A. MaraC | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 |
M. PeavyG | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | -1 |
B. StirtzG | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +9 |
J. DixG | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Team | 117 | 54 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 42-98 | 12-31 | 21-23 |
Did not playB. Barnhizer (coach's decision)
