⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 4:07 · SA 27-13 OKC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q2 2:11 · SA 61-34 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 8:53 · SA 91-55 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:25 · SA 27-22 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 4:15 · SA 95-67 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
