⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 10:56 · OKC 66-63 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 3:43 · OKC 82-67 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · OKC 105-101 GS
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q4 0:23 · OKC 105-101 GS
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · OKC 110-107 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:26 · OKC 11-19 GS
- Steal
Troy Murphy stole it from Luke Ridnour
Q4 2:09 · OKC 105-97 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:11 · OKC 77-67 GS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:45 · OKC 105-101 GS
📊The numbers
| OKC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
