⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 28 from three
- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 28-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Earl Boykins stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 2:48 · DEN 101-108 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 4:24 · DEN 100-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Greg Buckner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:09 · DEN 100-106 OKC
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · DEN 105-109 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:52 · DEN 96-101 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Murray lost ball
Q4 2:48 · DEN 101-108 OKC
- Missed FT
Reggie Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:43 · DEN 103-109 OKC
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · DEN 105-112 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
