⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-12 off them- Made one threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, one of thirteen
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:34 · OKC 9-2 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:49 · OKC 64-58 IND
- Go-ahead
Luke Ridnour hit a 26-foot three jumper, Rashard Lewis with the assist
Q4 0:43 · OKC 101-99 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:59 · OKC 96-95 IND
- Turnover
Nick Collison lost ball
Q4 2:26 · OKC 96-95 IND
- Turnover
Luke Ridnour backcourt
Q4 1:05 · OKC 98-97 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:18 · OKC 17-18 IND
- Go-ahead
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 13-foot two point shot, Stephen Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:57 · OKC 98-99 IND
- Ties it
Jermaine O'Neal hit a 17-foot jumper, Stephen Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:06 · OKC 103-103 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · OKC 96-95 IND
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:14 · OKC 96-95 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
