⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 10:25 · OKC 12-5 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion misses technical free throw
Q1 8:32 · OKC 10-5 PHX
📊The numbers
| OKC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
