⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 7:33 · OKC 18-6 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 4:20 · OKC 27-8 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 2:27 · OKC 75-59 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Payton Technical Foul
Q2 0:39 · OKC 43-34 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio McDyess Technical Foul
Q2 1:06 · OKC 43-31 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
