⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 35-14 off them
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 22
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 7:13 · DEN 24-19 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 10:25 · DEN 64-61 OKC
- Ties it
Linas Kleiza hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · DEN 97-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · DEN 92-97 OKC
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Nick Collison draws the foul)
Q4 1:53 · DEN 95-97 OKC
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:53 · DEN 95-97 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:38 · DEN 35-38 OKC
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 97-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 97-98 OKC
📊The numbers
| DEN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
