⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-11Q121-33
-3Q222-27
+3Q319-17
+4Q422-20
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 19-9 off them
- Went cold from three, two of seventeen
Key battles
46%Three-point accuracy12%
12Free throws made33
3Steals9
18Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
