⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third 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 8 down to 4 up
Q3 8:22 · OKC 51-47 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 0:30 · OKC 67-64 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q4 9:55 · OKC 78-70 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kirk Hinrich Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 2:27 · OKC 26-36 CHI
📊The numbers
| OKC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
