⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 5:07 · OKC 19-8 MIL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 10:26 · OKC 60-40 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:59 · OKC 19-16 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
