⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 4:43 · OKC 20-15 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 4:20 · OKC 51-39 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 1:58 · OKC 82-62 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:13 · OKC 10-15 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
