⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
-8Q121-25
-4Q222-20
-3Q322-24
+1Q422-16
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 17-8 off them
Key battles
8Points off turnovers17
6Blocks2
4Threes made1
4Steals8
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
