⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-9 off them
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 10:34 · OKC 44-25 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green lost ball
Q4 1:47 · OKC 98-100 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 0:41 · OKC 100-104 MEM
- Turnover
Kevin Durant turnover
Q4 0:41 · OKC 100-104 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:22 · OKC 51-39 MEM
- Steal
Rudy Gay stole it from Jeff Green
Q4 1:47 · OKC 98-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley lost ball
Q4 4:37 · OKC 92-93 MEM
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · OKC 98-99 MEM
📊The numbers
| OKC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
