⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
0Q128-29
+1Q230-31
-9Q322-32
+2Q423-21
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-12 off them
Key battles
12Points off turnovers23
18Turnovers10
7Steals12
15Free throws made23
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
