⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:56 · OKC 53-59 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 0:43 · OKC 100-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 1:36 · OKC 91-88 MEM
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:34 · OKC 119-114 MEM
- Missed FT
Vitaly Potapenko missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · OKC 119-116 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:27 · OKC 4-8 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 6:22 · OKC 14-31 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q3 1:36 · OKC 90-88 MEM
- Technical
Bonzi Wells Technical Foul
Q3 1:36 · OKC 90-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
