⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · OKC 98-104 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:34 · OKC 9-12 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcus Camby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · OKC 98-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
