⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+5Q126-22
+2Q228-26
-20Q316-33
+2Q423-22
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
2Fast break points6
11Points off turnovers18
11Offensive rebounds16
16Turnovers11
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
