⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 29-14 off them
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:27 · OKC 32-29 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:37 · OKC 42-31 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 10:11 · OKC 74-53 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Mason missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 8:03 · OKC 14-11 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:48 · OKC 18-25 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 9:03 · OKC 101-80 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:41 · OKC 105-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Williams Technical Foul
Q1 8:03 · OKC 14-11 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
