⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of sixteen from three
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:46 · OKC 44-46 SA
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper, Johan Petro with the assist
Q4 0:05 · OKC 103-102 SA
- Steal
Johan Petro stole it from Manu Ginobili
Q4 0:02 · OKC 103-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 1:25 · OKC 100-98 SA
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox bad pass
Q4 1:00 · OKC 100-100 SA
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour bad pass
Q4 0:16 · OKC 100-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:56 · OKC 10-17 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 2:19 · OKC 100-102 SA
- Lead
Tony Parker hit a running jumper
Q4 0:39 · OKC 100-102 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker bad pass
Q4 4:39 · OKC 94-91 SA
- Turnover
Robert Horry turnover
Q4 0:13 · OKC 100-102 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 0:02 · OKC 103-102 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
