⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third 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
Made nine threes to their two- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 6:13 · SA 83-60 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 10:53 · SA 91-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:26 · SA 59-48 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
