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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 20 | 24 | 30 | 42 | 116 |
 Thunder | 37 | 23 | 28 | 36 | 124 |
CLETeam statsOKC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 40-9343.0% | 19-4938.8% | 17-1989.5% | 45 | 19 | 12 |
| OKC | 41-8946.1% | 15-3641.7% | 27-3577.1% | 47 | 25 | 9 |
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Oklahoma City Thunder124| 35 | 42 | 11-26 | 5-11 | 15-19 | 0 | +5 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 23 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 29 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.0 | |||||
| 26 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +6 | +1.8 | ||||||
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| 26 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 25 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −8.7 | |||||
| 22 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-7, Career high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +6.0 | |||||
| 20 | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 124 | 41-8946.1% | 15-3641.7% | 47 | 25 | 9 | 18 | 27-3577.1% | 8 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 of 29 shooting
Did not play: Brooks Barnhizer and Dalen Terry (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers116| 35 | 19 | 5-16 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 0 | +1.9 | ||||||||
| 33 | 27 | 10-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.2 | ||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | −5 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.7 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 13 | 8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 116 | 40-9343.0% | 19-4938.8% | 45 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 17-1989.5% | 10 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 43 points on 14 of 37 shooting
Did not play: Riley Minix (coach’s decision).
Thunder124Cavaliers116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-116.
The Thunder never trailed and led by as many as 25.
Ajay Mitchell scored 23 points (16 in the paint). Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell had 27 points (14 in the fourth quarter, on four 3-pointers and a layup) and six assists.
The Cavaliers committed 14 turnovers to the Thunder’s 10. They took 20 of their 93 shots at the rim (22%), the lowest share of their season. They had averaged 31%. Meleek Thomas fouled out.
Oklahoma City ThunderCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
97 points from the field on 89 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-27 | 63.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-16 | 31.3% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-30 | 46.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Proctor | 17 | 13 | 5-5 | +6 |
| James Harden | 12 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Sam Merrill | 11 | 6 | 1-4 | +2 |
| Tristan Enaruna | 9 | 2 | 0-4 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 31 | 12 | 2-8 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 15 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Mario Hezonja | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Sam Merrill | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Meleek Thomas | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 9 | 3-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Meleek Thomas | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Evan Mobley | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 10 | 4-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about eight on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = OKC leads, negative = CLE leads
OKC Largest Lead
25
Q2 6:27
CLE Largest Lead
0
Q1 12:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
OKC 15-0 run
Q1 7:58 – Q1 3:55
+1 → +16
CLE 12-0 run
Q2 0:19 – Q3 9:37
+19 → +7
OKC 8-0 run
Q4 11:28 – Q4 10:33
+11 → +19
