⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:49 · OKC 14-4 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 6:52 · OKC 68-51 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:33 · OKC 86-80 BOS
📊The numbers
| OKC | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
