⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of eleven from three- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 23-9 off them
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 8:23 · OKC 15-10 MEM
- Winner
Wally Szczerbiak hit a 9-foot running jumper, Earl Watson with the assist
Q4 0:31 · OKC 103-101 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 2:51 · OKC 108-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · OKC 98-101 MEM
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox bad pass
Q4 1:28 · OKC 101-101 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 10:32 · OKC 83-88 MEM
- Steal
Juan Carlos Navarro stole it from Chris Wilcox
Q4 1:28 · OKC 101-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · OKC 101-101 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 1:23 · OKC 101-101 MEM
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · OKC 101-101 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
