⏱️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 but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their seven
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 8:22 · OKC 76-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Offensive Foul
Q4 2:12 · OKC 79-71 PHX
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Foul
Q4 2:12 · OKC 79-71 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 7:28 · OKC 8-18 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
