⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 8:18 · SA 67-53 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 5:54 · SA 97-81 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Bowen Double Technical Foul. Nick Collison gains possession.
Q3 0:04 · SA 78-67 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:05 · SA 74-67 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Danny Fortson Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:28 · SA 73-58 OKC
- Flagrant
Damien Wilkins Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 4:22 · SA 93-81 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
