⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:14 · SA 22-22 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 1:42 · SA 49-37 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 3:45 · SA 13-22 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q2 2:45 · SA 37-37 OKC
📊The numbers
| SA | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
