⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+13Q142-32
+8Q226-18
-11Q322-29
+2Q422-20
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 25 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 32-19 off them
Key battles
25Turnovers13
19Points off turnovers32
42%Three-point accuracy28%
7Steals11
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
