⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 51 free throws to their 32- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:42 · OKC 28-24 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:22 · OKC 65-58 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen misses technical free throw
Q3 9:52 · OKC 57-56 MIL
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 4:18 · OKC 98-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Johan Petro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · OKC 106-98 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:21 · OKC 89-88 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 41 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
