⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
-2Q120-26
+2Q224-18
+15Q330-18
-5Q418-20
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of eighteen from three- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 24-16 off them
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
Key battles
53%Three-point accuracy17%
10Free throws made23
8Threes made3
13Steals8
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
