⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 10:27 · MEM 28-33 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:07 · MEM 58-64 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
Q4 4:01 · MEM 81-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:47 · MEM 91-95 OKC
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MEM 92-95 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 5:24 · MEM 58-74 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 4:05 · MEM 81-87 OKC
- Goaltend
Jeff Green defensive goaltending
Q4 1:19 · MEM 86-92 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:54 · MEM 89-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| MEM | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
