Thunder 148-124 Cavaliers (20 Jan, 2018) Play-by-Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

26-20, 10-13 away

148

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	43	33	38	34	148
CLE	24	36	34	30	124

TIME	OKC	CLE
12:00	Steven Adams vs. Kevin Love (Carmelo Anthony gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Steven Adams makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)	2	0
11:26	Kevin Love misses three point jumper	2	0
11:22	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	2	0
11:19	Russell Westbrook misses two point shot	2	0
11:18	Steven Adams offensive rebound	2	0
11:18	Steven Adams makes two point shot	4	0
11:05	Jae Crowder bad pass (Andre Roberson steals)	4	0
11:02	JR Smith shooting foul	4	0
11:02	Paul George misses free throw 1 of 3	4	0
11:02	Thunder offensive team rebound	4	0
11:02	Paul George makes free throw 2 of 3	5	0
11:02	Paul George makes free throw 3 of 3	6	0
10:46	Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	0
10:46	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	6	0
10:35	Steven Adams makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)	8	0
10:35	Cavaliers Full timeout	8	0
10:19	LeBron James misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	0
10:17	Paul George defensive rebound	8	0
10:01	Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper	8	0
9:59	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	8	0
9:43	JR Smith misses three point jumper	8	0
9:41	Andre Roberson defensive rebound	8	0
9:36	Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover (Jae Crowder steals)	8	0
9:25	Isaiah Thomas misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	8	0
9:25	Jae Crowder offensive rebound	8	0
9:25	Jae Crowder makes tip shot	8	2
9:04	Paul George makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Steven Adams assists)	10	2
8:56	Jae Crowder makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)	10	4
8:56	Paul George shooting foul	10	4
8:56	Tristan Thompson enters the game for Kevin Love	10	4
8:56	Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 1	10	5
8:44	Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	13	5
8:32	Isaiah Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper	13	8
8:23	Russell Westbrook misses 19-foot jumper	13	8
8:16	Steven Adams offensive rebound	13	8
8:16	Steven Adams makes tip shot	15	8
8:11	Steven Adams shooting foul	15	8
8:11	LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2	15	9
8:11	LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2	15	9
8:09	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	15	9
8:01	Paul George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	18	9
7:41	Isaiah Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	18	12
7:31	Steven Adams makes 12-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	20	12
7:20	Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	12
7:17	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	20	12
7:11	Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper	20	12
7:09	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	20	12
6:58	Isaiah Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	12
6:58	Thunder Full timeout	20	12
6:45	Isaiah Thomas shooting foul	20	12
6:45	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	21	12
6:45	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	22	12
6:29	Jae Crowder bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	22	12
6:26	Russell Westbrook makes 2-foot dunk	24	12
6:11	Isaiah Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	12
6:10	Paul George defensive rebound	24	12
6:08	Steven Adams offensive foul	24	12
6:08	Steven Adams turnover	24	12
5:53	JR Smith makes driving layup	24	14
5:36	Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	26	14
5:24	Steven Adams blocks Isaiah Thomas 's 6-foot driving layup	26	14
5:20	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	26	14
5:18	Russell Westbrook makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)	28	14
5:06	Jae Crowder misses 19-foot jumper	28	14
5:06	Andre Roberson defensive rebound	28	14
4:58	Jerami Grant enters the game for Steven Adams	28	14
4:53	Carmelo Anthony makes 11-foot jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	30	14
4:40	JR Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	30	14
4:37	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	30	14
4:28	Paul George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)	33	14
4:27	Cavaliers Full timeout	33	14
4:27	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Isaiah Thomas	33	14
4:27	Jeff Green enters the game for Jae Crowder	33	14
4:07	Jeff Green misses 23-foot jumper	33	14
4:07	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	33	14
4:07	Carmelo Anthony loose ball foul	33	14
4:00	LeBron James makes driving layup	33	16
3:35	Carmelo Anthony makes layup	35	16
3:24	Jeff Green makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)	35	18
3:13	Russell Westbrook misses driving dunk	35	18
3:13	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	35	18
3:13	Patrick Patterson enters the game for Carmelo Anthony	35	18
3:04	LeBron James misses driving layup	35	18
3:02	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	35	18
2:57	Andre Roberson makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)	37	18
2:46	Jeff Green misses driving dunk	37	18
2:43	Jerami Grant defensive rebound	37	18
2:28	Patrick Patterson misses 27-foot three point jumper	37	18
2:27	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	37	18
2:27	Josh Huestis enters the game for Andre Roberson	37	18
2:12	Paul George shooting foul	37	18
2:12	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	37	19
2:12	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	37	19
2:12	Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	37	20
2:01	Paul George misses 30-foot three point jumper	37	20
1:57	Josh Huestis offensive rebound	37	20
1:57	Raymond Felton enters the game for Russell Westbrook	37	20
1:46	Paul George misses driving floating jump shot	37	20
1:43	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	37	20
1:38	LeBron James misses driving layup	37	20
1:36	Paul George defensive rebound	37	20
1:24	Patrick Patterson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)	40	20
1:10	Jerami Grant kicked ball violation	40	20
1:10	Terrance Ferguson enters the game for Paul George	40	20
1:05	Tristan Thompson makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (LeBron James assists)	40	22
45.0	Raymond Felton misses 26-foot three point jumper	40	22
42.0	LeBron James defensive rebound	40	22
35.0	Dwyane Wade makes driving layup (LeBron James assists)	40	24
23.0	Patrick Patterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jerami Grant assists)	43	24
2.0	LeBron James bad pass (Terrance Ferguson steals)	43	24
0.0	Terrance Ferguson misses 35-foot three point jumper	43	24
0.0	Thunder offensive team rebound	43	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	43	24

Thunder rout the Cavs in Cleveland

0:56

Regular Season Series

OKC leads 1-0

Thunder
148
Cavaliers
124

Game 1

20/1

Cavaliers
120
Thunder
112

Game 2

14/2

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

8:30 PM, 20 January 2018

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
Brian Forte
Marc Davis
Tyler Ford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	33	.598	-	L2
Cleveland	48	34	.585	1	L1
Indiana	47	35	.573	2	W1
Chicago	39	43	.476	10	L1
Detroit	14	68	.171	35	L1

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