⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 27 rebounds to 13
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
- Winner
Kevin Durant hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chris Wilcox with the assist
Q4 0:59 · OKC 86-83 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nick Collison flagrant foul type 1 (Renaldo Balkman draws the foul)
Q3 0:59 · OKC 63-60 NY
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · OKC 82-79 NY
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
Q4 0:21 · OKC 86-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a 22-foot jumper, Jamal Crawford with the assist
Q4 1:20 · OKC 83-83 NY
- Steal
Jared Jeffries stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 0:21 · OKC 86-85 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Renaldo Balkman misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 0:59 · OKC 63-60 NY
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:28 · OKC 78-74 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson lost ball
Q4 4:01 · OKC 78-74 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 82 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
