⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two- They went cold, two of eighteen from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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 11 down to 1 up
Q2 2:18 · OKC 43-42 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:26 · OKC 78-70 NY
- Lead
Ray Allen made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Nick Collison.
Q4 2:25 · OKC 89-86 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Turnover
Q4 4:24 · OKC 83-82 NY
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Tim Thomas.
OT 3:24 · OKC 97-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 1:59 · OKC 23-27 NY
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:49 · OKC 86-86 NY
- Ties it
Tim Thomas made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 0:09 · OKC 95-95 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Rose Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
OT 0:38 · OKC 102-97 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
