⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 37-15 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 14
- Made four threes to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their fourteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 11:23 · OKC 83-80 DEN
- Go-ahead
Ray Allen hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:55 · OKC 100-99 DEN
- Ties it
Damien Wilkins hit a 17-foot jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 0:10 · OKC 102-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Johan Petro offensive foul (Eduardo Najera draws the foul)
Q4 2:51 · OKC 96-95 DEN
- Turnover
Johan Petro turnover
Q4 2:51 · OKC 96-95 DEN
- Turnover
Damien Wilkins turnover
OT 3:16 · OKC 104-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Lead
Andre Miller hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · OKC 100-101 DEN
- Lead
Andre Miller hit a 13-foot jumper, Eduardo Najera with the assist
OT 4:41 · OKC 102-104 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a driving dunk
OT 3:00 · OKC 104-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin lost ball
Q4 1:53 · OKC 98-97 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:14 · OKC 100-102 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
OT 3:35 · OKC 104-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
