⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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 5 down to 3 up
Q2 9:11 · OKC 38-35 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:54 · OKC 54-44 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:41 · OKC 87-83 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 0:58 · OKC 76-82 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Salim Stoudamire turnover
Q4 1:47 · OKC 94-89 ATL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
