⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 7:11 · DEN 32-26 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikoloz Tskitishvili missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · DEN 71-75 OKC
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:04 · DEN 74-77 OKC
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Desmond Mason.
Q4 0:00 · DEN 76-77 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:51 · DEN 18-21 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 1:39 · DEN 38-40 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · DEN 69-73 OKC
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · DEN 76-77 OKC
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · DEN 76-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 0 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
