โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ CHI better than we expected
โผ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q1 11:25 ยท CHI 85-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry Bad Pass. Stolen by Ronald Murray.
Q4 1:15 ยท CHI 92-99 OKC
- Missed FT
Kendall Gill missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:52 ยท CHI 92-99 OKC

Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:19 ยท CHI 27-31 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 10:45 ยท CHI 51-59 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 5:33 ยท CHI 83-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray Bad Pass. Stolen by Kendall Gill.
Q4 0:52 ยท CHI 92-99 OKC
๐The numbers
| CHI | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |











