⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:17 · OKC 11-6 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:15 · OKC 33-26 IND
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Mike Dunleavy
Q4 2:16 · OKC 87-81 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Danny Granger draws the foul)
Q4 1:37 · OKC 89-81 IND
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · OKC 89-84 IND
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · OKC 93-90 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:22 · OKC 11-15 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy offensive foul (Kurt Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 2:48 · OKC 86-81 IND
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy turnover
Q4 2:48 · OKC 86-81 IND
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy bad pass
Q4 2:16 · OKC 87-81 IND
📊The numbers
| OKC | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
