⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 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
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 26 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 4:03 · ATL 26-16 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:50 · ATL 48-55 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry Double Technical Foul. Ray Allen gains possession.
Q2 6:24 · ATL 36-38 OKC
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 9:30 · ATL 76-93 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 9:38 · ATL 33-38 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:33 · ATL 38-52 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 1:38 · ATL 48-67 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 39 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
