⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their ten- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 8:52 · OKC 15-6 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:18 · OKC 61-60 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:21 · OKC 89-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 2:13 · OKC 21-22 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:33 · OKC 85-83 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu Bad Pass. Stolen by Ronald Murray.
Q4 3:15 · OKC 89-83 ORL
- Turnover
Steve Francis Traveling
Q4 0:56 · OKC 92-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
