⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 10:30 · ATL 38-35 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 10:26 · ATL 63-61 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:29 · ATL 89-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
OT 4:05 · ATL 103-103 OKC
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:37 · ATL 109-107 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 6:52 · ATL 65-73 OKC
- Lead
Ray Allen hit a 18-foot jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
OT 4:46 · ATL 101-103 OKC
- Go-ahead
Luke Ridnour hit a 9-foot jumper, Ray Allen with the assist
OT 0:35 · ATL 110-111 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis offensive foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 2:03 · ATL 99-99 OKC
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis turnover
Q4 2:03 · ATL 99-99 OKC
📊The numbers
| ATL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
