⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 5:47 · OKC 23-8 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:08 · OKC 73-58 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
