⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 6:11 · OKC 66-55 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ray Allen Double Technical Foul. Bruce Bowen gains possession.
Q3 8:37 · OKC 52-50 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:27 · OKC 99-87 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasho Nesterovic Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 9:52 · OKC 86-67 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
