⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+17Q132-15
-10Q217-27
-4Q324-27
+4Q418-16
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty
Key battles
8Threes made2
9Turnovers20
3Blocks8
40%Three-point accuracy25%
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
