⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their eighteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 20-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 10 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:49 · OKC 9-4 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 0:48 · OKC 59-40 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · OKC 89-82 BKN
- Missed FT
Earl Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · OKC 92-85 BKN
- Missed FT
Earl Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · OKC 92-85 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:31 · OKC 88-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 0:13 · OKC 92-85 BKN
📊The numbers
| OKC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
