⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
+9Q124-20
-8Q217-29
+10Q321-15
0Q421-23
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eleven
Key battles
12Free throws made23
11Offensive rebounds18
6Steals4
30%Three-point accuracy25%
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
