⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-20 off them- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eleven
- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q3 7:48 · BKN 67-57 OKC
- Winner
Vince Carter hit a 27-foot three jumper
OT 4:41 · BKN 91-88 OKC
- Steal
Vince Carter stole it from Kevin Durant
OT 0:20 · BKN 99-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vince Carter lost ball
Q4 2:10 · BKN 88-86 OKC
- Turnover
Devin Harris offensive foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul)
OT 1:39 · BKN 97-92 OKC
- Turnover
Devin Harris turnover
OT 1:39 · BKN 97-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:08 · BKN 67-65 OKC
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Vince Carter
Q4 2:10 · BKN 88-86 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a tip shot
Q4 2:04 · BKN 88-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
Q4 1:36 · BKN 88-88 OKC
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
OT 4:22 · BKN 91-88 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball
OT 0:20 · BKN 99-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| BKN | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
