⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their 35- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
- Went cold from three, two of eighteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 9:32 · OKC 31-29 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 7:54 · OKC 73-69 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 5:20 · OKC 84-71 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins traveling
Q4 3:09 · OKC 111-105 BOS
- Missed FT
Damien Wilkins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · OKC 114-108 BOS
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 1:37 · OKC 114-111 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Marcus Banks stole it from Rashard Lewis
Q4 1:37 · OKC 114-111 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses technical free throw
Q2 3:21 · OKC 44-46 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce bad pass
Q4 3:19 · OKC 110-105 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
