⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:37 · MEM 10-0 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:17 · MEM 97-96 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Winner
Ray Allen hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · MEM 97-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson offensive foul (Eddie Jones draws the foul)
Q4 4:43 · MEM 86-89 OKC
- Turnover
Earl Watson turnover
Q4 4:43 · MEM 86-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
