⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · OKC 104-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · OKC 100-92 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
