⏱️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 first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 8:17 · OKC 14-13 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 6:05 · OKC 93-88 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Bad Pass
Q4 0:01 · OKC 99-96 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 3:15 · OKC 21-30 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shareef Abdur-Rahim missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · OKC 95-92 ATL
- Missed FT
Alan Henderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · OKC 97-93 ATL
- Turnover
Dion Glover Bad Pass. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
Q4 0:00 · OKC 99-96 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
