⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
+3Q125-21
-13Q218-31
+6Q320-13
+14Q427-14
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
40%Three-point accuracy13%
18Free throws made8
4Threes made1
8Fast break points16
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
