⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:13 · DEN 17-11 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:52 · DEN 64-70 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Technical Foul
Q2 10:03 · DEN 26-32 OKC
- Technical
Andre Miller Technical Foul
Q3 0:10 · DEN 75-82 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:33 · DEN 96-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:36 · DEN 104-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Ansu Sesay missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · DEN 106-113 OKC
- Missed FT
Ansu Sesay missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · DEN 106-113 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
