⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen
- Won the glass, 32 rebounds to 17
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 25
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:37 · OKC 61-49 MEM
- Steal
Chris Wilcox stole it from Mike Miller
Q4 1:01 · OKC 96-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Watson offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 3:13 · OKC 92-94 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Brian Cardinal draws the foul)
Q4 1:52 · OKC 94-98 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 1:52 · OKC 94-98 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:11 · OKC 36-41 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:31 · OKC 69-65 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · OKC 94-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:02 · OKC 94-98 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 1:01 · OKC 96-100 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 85 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
