⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 0
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
- Go-ahead
Kurt Thomas hit a 17-foot jumper, Kevin Durant with the assist
Q4 1:30 · OKC 82-81 SA
- Lead
Chris Wilcox hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:55 · OKC 84-82 SA
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 19-foot jumper, Chris Wilcox with the assist
Q4 0:32 · OKC 86-85 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- Ties it
Manu Ginobili hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · OKC 82-82 SA
- Go-ahead
Manu Ginobili hit a 25-foot three jumper, Michael Finley with the assist
Q4 0:43 · OKC 84-85 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Manu Ginobili misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · OKC 82-82 SA
📊The numbers
| OKC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
