⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 11:23 · OKC 33-23 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 9:40 · OKC 66-48 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 3:04 · OKC 99-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis Technical Foul
Q3 5:26 · OKC 66-48 BOS
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:59 · OKC 71-58 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q3 0:53 · OKC 71-58 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
