⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:50 · OKC 22-18 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q2 7:39 · OKC 58-42 DEN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Durant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:17 · OKC 113-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 3:51 · OKC 104-106 DEN
- Missed FT
Nick Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:13 · OKC 105-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:31 · OKC 102-106 DEN
- Go-ahead
J.R. Smith hit a 25-foot three jumper, Carmelo Anthony with the assist
Q4 1:29 · OKC 109-111 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 0:05 · OKC 113-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario traveling
Q4 2:50 · OKC 105-106 DEN
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · OKC 111-112 DEN
📊The numbers
| OKC | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
