⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-3Q126-25
+1Q224-20
0Q325-27
+3Q429-25
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nineteen- Made four threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
Key battles
25%Three-point accuracy53%
4Threes made10
26Free throws made15
8Points off turnovers14
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
