⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
- Made three threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:58 · OKC 43-29 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:23 · OKC 82-74 DEN
- Lead
Antonio Daniels made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ray Allen.
Q4 1:23 · OKC 95-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen Bad Pass. Stolen by DerMarr Johnson.
Q4 2:56 · OKC 88-87 DEN
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic Traveling
OT 2:35 · OKC 99-103 DEN
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Inbound
OT 2:11 · OKC 99-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Bryon Russell made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by DerMarr Johnson.
Q4 2:06 · OKC 90-92 DEN
- Ties it
Marcus Camby made tip shot.
Q4 0:01 · OKC 95-95 DEN
- Winner
Earl Boykins made 10 ft jumper.
OT 4:39 · OKC 95-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Ray Allen.
Q4 1:07 · OKC 95-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · OKC 95-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 2:50 · OKC 99-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
