⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first 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 Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:17 · OKC 14-4 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 8:00 · OKC 66-51 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 2:36 · OKC 77-63 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
