⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-3Q123-29
+11Q232-21
-9Q321-28
-12Q417-25
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
8Blocks1
8Free throws made22
29%Three-point accuracy55%
5Threes made11
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
