⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+2Q123-18
-4Q223-27
+4Q329-25
-2Q414-17
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 58
Key battles
17Free throws made10
48Rebounds69
14Offensive rebounds21
19Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
