⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better 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, 39 free throws to their 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:03 · OKC 11-2 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 11:37 · OKC 93-100 MEM
- Ties it
Ray Allen made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Ridnour.
Q4 2:10 · OKC 110-110 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jerome James Technical Foul
Q3 9:23 · OKC 63-75 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Lead
Pau Gasol made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:52 · OKC 110-111 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:43 · OKC 107-109 MEM
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:52 · OKC 110-110 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Luke Ridnour.
Q4 1:21 · OKC 112-111 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
