⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:58 · SA 23-16 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:47 · SA 85-89 OKC
- Missed FT
Malik Rose missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:25 · SA 87-93 OKC
- Missed FT
Tony Parker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:53 · SA 88-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:47 · SA 36-32 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Payton Lost Ball. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 3:46 · SA 85-89 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Backcourt
Q4 1:02 · SA 88-93 OKC
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · SA 89-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
