⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:46 · MEM 76-78 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Cardinal Double Technical Foul. Jerome James gains possession.
Q3 3:30 · MEM 62-71 OKC
- Technical
Jake Tsakalidis Technical Foul
Q4 10:30 · MEM 70-78 OKC
- Technical
Jason Williams Technical Foul
Q4 3:44 · MEM 80-86 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:48 · MEM 47-47 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:07 · MEM 51-61 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:30 · MEM 70-78 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
