⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+9Q128-23
-1Q220-20
+5Q324-20
+12Q424-12
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
52%Three-point accuracy20%
10Blocks3
11Threes made4
23Points off turnovers13
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
