⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 22-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 5:43 · SA 20-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 0:40 · SA 58-42 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:07 · SA 42-33 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
