⏱️How 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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 34-8 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 7:24 · OKC 48-40 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Antonio Daniels Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 0:26 · OKC 48-44 NY
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · OKC 94-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:40 · OKC 5-8 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dikembe Mutombo Bad Pass. Stolen by Vladimir Radmanovic.
Q4 3:06 · OKC 86-78 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
