⏱️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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 5:54 · PHX 53-44 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:13 · PHX 29-38 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Collison missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:31 · PHX 95-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:40 · PHX 105-113 OKC
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:04 · PHX 105-113 OKC
📊The numbers
| PHX | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
