⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:57 · MEM 45-50 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:46 · MEM 62-58 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Reggie Evans.
Q4 3:00 · MEM 85-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:57 · MEM 88-96 OKC
- Turnover
Stromile Swift Lost Ball. Stolen by Ray Allen.
Q4 0:41 · MEM 91-99 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 1:36 · MEM 70-75 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 8:22 · MEM 76-87 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 4:47 · MEM 84-90 OKC
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Williams.
Q4 2:00 · MEM 88-96 OKC
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · MEM 91-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
