⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 31-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:26 · OKC 8-2 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 7:09 · OKC 50-28 DEN
- Steal
Luke Ridnour stole it from Reggie Evans
Q4 1:04 · OKC 101-95 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:36 · OKC 64-53 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:54 · OKC 97-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Evans lost ball
Q4 1:04 · OKC 101-95 DEN
- Turnover
DerMarr Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:39 · OKC 103-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
